Advertisement
The Next Steps Neurodiversity Expo returns to Longmont—where high-tech industry meets small-town charm—at the Boulder County Fairgrounds on Sunday, January 26, 2025. Expo hours are 10 AM to 2 PM, featuring special guest, renowned author and speaker Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin will sign books sold at the EXPO from 12:30 PM to 2 PM.The EXPO is a FREE community event dedicated to showcasing products and services from a variety of vendors for the neurodivergent community. It offers direct access to organizations that enhance daily life and well-being for neurodivergent individuals of all ages. Event registration is required to attend.
Join us for a day of connection, learning, and discovery. Meet service providers and engage with therapeutic, educational, and employment resources. From sensory-friendly products to personal development services, discover tools and connections that can make a meaningful difference in your life or the life of someone you care about. Register today.
Featured EXPO Highlights:
-Book signing with Dr. Temple Grandin (free for registered Expo attendees; books available for purchase)
-75+ local and national organizations showcasing their products and services
-Quiet space available in the venue for those needing sensory breaks
-Family-friendly environment
Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Expo Time: 10 AM to 2 PM
Location: Boulder County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Hall
9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO 80501
-Free expo admission and parking
-Food truck
-Wheelchair accessible
-Sensory break area
-Free registration for the Expo
Register to attend or register as a vendor:
www.nextstepsneurodiversity.com
____________________________________________________
Separate Ticketed Talk During the Expo with Dr. Temple Grandin, Dave Thompson and Moderator Tiffany Fixter
"Great Minds, Different Brains: Neurodivergent Lives at Work and in the World"
This is a separate ticketed event held during the Expo in Barn A (an adjacent building). Expo registration does not include admission to this talk; a paid ticket is required.
Talk Time: 11 AM to 12 PM (during Expo hours)
Location: Barn A at the Boulder County Fairgrounds
Talk Tickets: $17.75
Seat: General Admission
Distinguished professor and author Dr. Temple Grandin explores the power of different thinking styles and how neurodivergent minds see, solve, and create in ways the world urgently needs. Joining her is neuroinclusive workplace strategist and author Dave Thompson to share how to design workplaces and communities where autistic, ADHD, and other neurodivergent adults can thrive on their own terms. Guiding the conversation is moderator Tiffany Fixter, founder of Brewability, who brings the perspective of an inclusive small-business leader creating meaningful, community-rooted jobs for disabled and neurodivergent adults. Together they will connect real-life stories with concrete ideas for changing systems, expectations, and environments so that great minds of all kinds can flourish in work and everyday life.
Expo: free admission with registration (10 AM–2 PM)
Great Minds, Different Brains talk: 11 AM–12 PM, separate paid ticket required, for admission to talk in Barn A at the Boulder County Fairgrounds.
Purchase tickets for the talk here: https://bit.ly/3MWOI0P
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, ChargePoint, 9595 Nelson Rd, Longmont, CO 80501, United States
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
