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About APC.
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APC is an autistic-led community exploring the intersection of autism, psychedelics, altered states, healing, integration, and lived experience.
We build shared language, education, dialogue, and community for neurodivergent people navigating questions many of us once had to face alone.
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Founded in March 2020, APC began as an open invitation to anyone who wanted to explore the intersection of autism, altered states, and intentional use of psychedelics.
What emerged was a global virtual hub supporting healing and sharing lived experiences.
This mission began because a community needed a place to land.
⛶ Scope
Autistic Experience
Neurodivergence
Psychedelics
Altered States
Integration
Why APC Exists.
We are not here to define one path for everyone.
We are here to make room for autistic experiences to be shared, witnessed, and held in community.
For many neurodivergent people, psychedelics and altered states raise questions that cannot be answered by existing clinical frames. APC exists to help build the language, relationships, and cultural infrastructure needed to hold those questions with more care.
What APC Does.
Shared Language
Translating subjective experiences into shared maps, language, and frameworks.
Education & Dialogue
Creating and gathering resources that support thoughtful conversations about autism, psychedelics, altered states, safety, and integration.
Community Infrastructure
Building pathways for connection, peer support, and neurodivergent-led participation in the future of psychedelic culture.
Current Stewardship.
Justine Lee
Co-Founder, Autistic Psychedelic Community
APC was co-founded and is currently stewarded by Justine Lee, a neurodivergent educator, researcher, and peer facilitator whose work bridges neuroscience, psychedelic education, and community support.
With a background in neurobiology and pharmacology, she brings an integrative perspective shaped by scientific training, lived experience, and long-term community engagement.
Kel Dawson
Psychedelic Education & Ethics Advisor
Kel supports APC as Psychedelic Education & Ethics Advisor, bringing insight from within psychedelic spaces as well as a systems-level perspective on sustainability, ethics, and organizational integrity.
His role with APC is advisory and collaborative, helping inform the direction of the work while honoring APC’s community-centered ethos.
APC & Spectrum Peer Support.
Autistic Psychedelic Community
APC is the community-facing hub for education, dialogue, and shared language.
APC is where people encounter the conversation, find resources, and connect with the broader community.
Spectrum Peer Support
Spectrum Peer Support is the legal and operational home created to steward peer support programming, donations, and community infrastructure responsibly.
This structure helps ensure that support spaces and community resources are managed with care, transparency, and accountability.