
Most parenting spaces treat neurodivergent and disabled kids like problems to fix.
Care Lab is different.
Care Lab Collective is a national online network created by and for parents of neurodivergent and disabled kids.
Rooted in the lived experience of raising kids outside the “norm,” we offer 24/7 access to affirming peer support, real-life advocacy tools, and collective strength to help us navigate and transform a world that wasn’t built for our families.
Our unique platform is the national evolution of a beloved local prototype: a peer support group that has become a lifeline for nearly 500 parents in our local community.
Now, we are scaling this collective care network - offering connection, resilience, and solidarity to parents across the country.
Why join Care Lab Collective?
Raising neurodivergent and disabled kids in an ableist world is hard —and shouldn’t be a solo act of triage and survival.
Navigating everyday barriers and social stigma can leave us heartbroken, angry, and worn out. Because, let’s face it: our communities and systems weren’t built with our kids in mind.
At Care Lab Collective, nobody has to do it all alone.
In this community, we do it all together.
Listen to our Beta Testers sharing about their experience inside Care Lab.
Care Lab makes it radically easier for parents like us to build real, lasting networks of support—places where we can share challenges, learn from each other, and laugh, cry, and celebrate together.
Through giving and receiving peer support, we grow resilience, strengthen our advocacy, and fuel neurodiversity- and disability-affirming social and systemic change.
As a Care Lab member, you can:
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We welcome you into a growing network of real parents who support, encourage and inspire each other.
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Our workshops and community events to help you rest, regulate, and parent with less burn out.
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We share a growing treasure trove of practical resources and advocacy tools from parents who have lived it.
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Through live and on-demand community education, we dig into real-life moments, examine systems and grow our caregiving skills.