At All Brains Belong, our mission is to support the well-being and inclusion of people with all types of brains through neurodiversity-affirming healthcare, education, and community connection.

All Brains Belong VT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 87-1709486. All donations are tax deductible.

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3 Pitkin Court, Suite 102
Montpelier VT 05602
Phone: 802.234.1098
Fax: 802.214.5088

All Brains Belong VT. Neuroinclusive Healthcare & Community. Our model: Healthcare is more than medical care. Stick figure surrounded by blocks reading medical care, social connection, education, employment support.

All Brains Belong VT® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community health organization located in Montpelier, Vermont. Our mission is to make life better for people with all types of brains. We do this through neurodiversity-affirming medical care, social connection, employment support, and neurodiversity education.

We all have different brains. We think, learn, play, communicate, and experience the world differently. “One size fits all” does not work for all. Everything we do, we offer in multiple different ways. We believe this is an important part of helping people feel like they belong.

Our Model

All Brains Belong® is pioneering a new model for healthcare. We integrate medical care into social connection, employment support, and helping people arrive at a deep understanding of their access needs. We also educate employers, healthcare professionals, and anyone else seeking to learn a new way. After all, healthcare is more than medical care.

Our programs are informed by the community we serve. We are reimagining systems, and modeling systems change from the ground up.

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In 2023, All Brains Belong VT®:

served 348 medical patients whose needs were not met by the traditional healthcare system
provided free social connection programs to 1649 kids and adults (in VT and beyond!)
provided neurodiversity training to 434 employers, healthcare providers and educators
created a free comprehensive resource for neurodivergent patients and primary care clinicians to improve Autistic/ADHD healthcare, accessed by 7951 people

Learn more about our impact

Our Story

All Brains Belong launched in November 2021. Vermont family physician Melissa Houser, M.D. was caring for sick patients in the hospital early in the COVID pandemic, while also homeschooling her neurodivergent preschooler. She fell in love with her child’s brain. She also learned, for the first time at age 37, that she was Autistic, ADHD, dyspraxic, dyslexic, and dyscalculic. Shortly thereafter, she learned that the life expectancy for an Autistic person was 36-54 years.

Dr. Houser had spent the past decade watching her patients’ physical and mental health suffer. Why? They lived in a world that did not work for their brains. Healthcare, business, schools, and most other things are designed for only certain brains. Neurodivergent people are all too often are told that they “should” be able to do things. They are told to hide or change their true selves. They are made to feel broken, ashamed, and alone. She decided to change that.

The All Brains Belong story is that of a community village coming together to reimagine what’s possible. We asked our community what they wish existed, and we created it. Check out this video from a member of our Community Advisory Board.

“ABB has given me a way to be myself in community with others, that I haven’t had in so long.”

Mom and preschooler smiling in nature. Mom is wearing a sunhat, child is wearing a blue shirt — Dr. Houser and her greatest teacher & inspiration

We would love for you to get connected in the way that works best for you.

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All Brains Belong VT® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized under the state laws of Vermont with a mission to support the well-being and inclusion of people with all types of brains. All donations are tax-deductible (EIN 87-1709486)