NWF Oct 22_CASPA Connects (360G-WatesFdn-a1k6900000NNfT6AAL)

Funding towrards CASPA Connects: an exciting safe and secure online chat room on Discord for young people and adults in Bromley with autism and neurodiversity. It is a user-lead tech based initiative facilitating both virtual and face-to-face social connections between this community. Discord is an instant messaging platform where people can chat, share and form friendships online and it provides social interaction and reduces social isolation for people on the autism spectrum and allows them to connect with likeminded members of CASPA. We wanted to develop a space where neurodivergent individuals felt safe, heard and connected with others like them. Everyone should have the chance to be truly and unapologetically themselves and that is what we hope this server can achieve: a sense of belonging, community and identity.