About Us.
For neurodivergent people navigating psychedelics and altered states — alone, until now.
We are an autistic-led community exploring the intersection of autism, psychedelics, altered states, healing, integration, and lived experience. We build shared language and secure containers for safe exploration.
For those of us who have had to navigate alone — we are here to provide space to compare maps and chart our courses together.
- MAR 2020
Founded as an open invitation to anyone wanting to explore the intersection of autism, altered states, and the intentional use of psychedelics.
- EMERGENCE
What emerged was a global hub for connection and lived experience.
- DISCOVERY
We discovered a community that needed a place to land.
Neurodivergence + Psychedelics
How psychedelic experiences differ across neurotypes — sensory processing, integration, symbolic material, and altered-state navigation.
Community-Generated Knowledge
Translating peer support dialogue and lived experience into frameworks that inform clinical and academic work.
Clinical Translation
Bridging neuroscience, pharmacology, and neurodivergent experience into training frameworks for clinicians working with autistic clients.
Justine Lee
Co-Founder, Autistic Psychedelic Community
BS NEUROBIOLOGY · MS PHARMACOLOGY · MFT/LPCC IN TRAINING
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.
For neurodivergent people, psychedelics and altered states raise questions that existing clinical frames cannot answer.
There is no shared language. No community infrastructure. No framework designed for the people actually having these experiences. APC exists to build what was never constructed.
Signal calibrated for autistic and neurodivergent explorers seeking a place to land.
> scanning neurotypes...
> match detected!
Shared Language
Translating subjective experiences into shared maps and frameworks.
Education & Dialogue
Creating spaces for affirming conversations to ensure neurodivergent voices are included in broader conversations.
Community Infrastructure
Building durable pathways for connection and support informed by shared lived experience.