Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

Why Safe Spaces Are Essential for Neurodivergents

26 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Danielle Ralston and a co-speaker argue that safe spaces and community aren't luxuries for neurodivergent people but essentials for functioning and success. Belonging replenishes energy, builds confidence, and creates practical benefits that extend far beyond time spent together.

We need safe spaces. And this is something I've talked about for years, community and safe spaces. And it's something that a lot of neurodivergents have a hard time building, but let me tell you right now, we really need them.
We do. We absolutely do.
It's not a nice to have. It's a must. It's one of my necessity tools. And I've talked about that for years, that community is one of the reasons why I have success in life. Yeah. So what does community do for you that boils over into daily life, not just while you're in the community? community and have those feelings of being in, in that moment?
Oh God, it refills my cup. It refills my cup, refills my energy. I'm an extrovert, so for me, like, being physically present in communities refills kind of like my energy reserves because being with people is just like— who is also a petty queen.