About The Odd Ones In
Creating Belonging
The Odd Ones In is a social community for neurodivergent people in the UAE.
It's a safe space for our tribe to connect, meet up, share experiences and support each other.
Our purpose is to create a true sense of belonging, where our members can show up as their true, unmasked selves without fear of judgement.
Through our community, events and resources we hope to empower our members to embrace their neurodiversity, to build on their super powers, to find support for their challenges, and to build the skills for self-advocacy.
Our Story
The Odd Ones In is the Neurodivergent Brain Child of Sebastian Thomas, an AuDHD young person in Dubai. Having been diagnosed at 7 with Autism and ADHD, Dyspraxia and Dysgraphia, Seb embarked on his personal journey of self-discovery, learning to embrace his newly recognised super powers and proudly sharing his new identity with his friends, family and schoolmates.
Over the summer of 2024 while attending an entrepreneurship summer camp, Seb had a moment of genius and came up with the name - The Odd Ones In.
Seb loves connecting with other neurodivergent children and adults, and has found security in small group settings where he has been able to learn about his and other's neurodiversity, sharing experiences and strategies. It was this community experience that Seb wants to bring to others of his own age, as well as adults that might also be recently diagnosed (like his mum, Sophie, who is also a co-founder).
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Meet our Founders
