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[Charles Durrett (charles.durrett]

Hello and Happy Holidays! I am reaching out to share that my new book
*Neuro-Inclusive
Community Design* (https://www.cohousingco.com/) Is now available as a
Christmas gift! If you order directly from The Cohousing Company we will
add a handwritten holiday card with a message of your choice from you and
then we will ship the book and the card directly to them. This book is
fundamentally designed to change the course of “inclusivity.” By going
beyond begging the neuro-typical community to accept, engage with, and
embrace those who are neurodiverse, we can use community to help every
adult look forward to tomorrow because they live among peers in a community
that accepts them, appreciates them, and loves them. This leads to a chain
reaction of inclusion. This will be evident when others see what I saw and
documented at Sólheimar a neurodiverse cohousing community in Iceland –
sheer happiness and contentment because there was no question – everyone is
one of us. When we see one another as equals – we feel that embrace. Not
embracing because we were asked to, but due to the inherent social patterns
within community. When we truly know and support one another, we learn to
appreciate our neighbors’ accomplishments and resilience. Their successes –
whether in art, music, theater, or farming – we earn respect not only
within the community but also from the wider public. This is the value of
fostering greater appreciation, everyone feels included and valued.


Everyone knows someone with autism so please help us find them and help
them out of isolation and exclusion and send them the book* Neuro-Inclusive
Community Design*. Please, please, pass this message to a few friends.

Well Wishes, and Thank You!



Charles R. Durrett, AIA
*Principal Architect, The Cohousing Company*

241 B Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
+1 530.265.9980 (office)   +1 916.716.6721 (cell)
*www.cohousingco.com* <http://www.cohousingco.com/>

Our newest book: Neuro-Inclusive Community Design: Lessons From Sólheimar
Ecovillage <https://www.cohousingco.com/neuroinclusive-community-design>

*Upcoming Online Courses & Workshops:*

   - Study Group One: Aging Successfully
   <https://www.cohousingco.com/events/sg1-2025>(10 Week Course, Oct 1 -
   Dec 3, 2025)