CAAN's annual conference is the Capital Area's premier gathering for everyone who cares about the future of neurodiversity support — families, service providers, educators, healthcare professionals, business leaders, and policymakers, all in the same room for one full day.

The 2026 conference is built around the four systems that determine life outcomes for neurodivergent individuals: Integrated Healthcare, Synchronized Education, Inclusive Housing, and Workforce Integration. Sessions are designed to make the connections between those systems visible — and to move our region toward something better than the fragmented status quo.

This year's event also marks a milestone. CAAN will release the first State of Neurodiversity Report — a ten-year accountability audit of what has changed in the Capital Area since 2016, and what still needs to change. It's the kind of honest community reckoning that doesn't happen anywhere else.

Speaker announcements coming soon.

If cost is a barrier for your family, contact us at drew.walker@caanbr.org.