Lafayette, CO 2024

"I think all of my questions and potential current needs were met!"

"I like that people talked directly to ME, and not to the support person I brought with me about me."

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"Absolutely love this event! As a retired OT, it was great to see so many services available in the Grand Valley."

"I really liked that a sensory break area was offered, and thought I would need to go, but ended up regulating pretty well."

"Many seemed interested and capable of helping adults with neurodiversity."

"Thank you for all of the work and great experiences you provided. My daughter and I enjoyed it very much."

"I was very impressed. I have recommended many families I work with to attend next year if it is in Grand Junction again."

"Great vendors – great products and very nice and the swag was awesome!"

"Please keep doing this. I will tell EVERYONE about it for next year because it was so beneficial."

"So much knowledge gained just from walking around and talking to experienced people."

"It was well organized and our booth placement was good. There was a great variety of resources that covered most every need."

"There were so many amazing resources it was really great to see the community come together and in a cool and comfortable environment."

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"Great job hosting and putting the event together, truly the best networking event I've been to."

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"I am very grateful to have been a part of this expo. It has helped me grow my business tremendously!"

"This was such a well-attended expo and we had possibly the most engagement with families that we've ever had at an event."

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"I was swamped with interest and ended up with 40+ names on my sign up sheet."

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"We have had two families already come tour the school since the expo last week!"

"Always good to capture the instant desire rather than requiring folks to go to a website to learn about us."

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“We loved seeing the characters, the fact that it was indoors and how well organized it was.”

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“The product demos were accessible and very effective, most of the booths were easy to tell the function of the vendor, and all the vendors were very informative.”

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“It was an honor to see the organizer there. Thank you so much for putting this on.”

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“I appreciated the diverse vendors and how they serve both the child and adult neurodiverse populations.”

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“I attend to network for my podcast and recruit guest interviews. I really appreciated meeting so many wonderful people at these events. I appreciate that each resource fair has a different variety of vendors making each event a new experience.”

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“Loved the 4 abbreviated seminars providing excellent information on neurodivergent struggles people face everyday. Many great booths with so many great resources. Thank you for offering this event on the western slope to provide resources for our folks.”

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“We are so thankful to have been a part of the event! We met so many amazing people and learned about a lot of resources in our valley."

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“Wonderful space/location, good number of people to connect with - families and other providers!”

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“We weren't sure what to expect, and were pleasantly surprised. We reached many people we don't see in other arenas.”

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“Great location and turnout!”

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“It was so well organized that there was barely any stress (for us) leading up to it!”

“All the vendors I talked to were cheerful and helpful.”

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“It was awesome to see the variety of vendors and resources available. It was nice to be able to meet people in person to talk instead of calling around and perusing websites.”

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“There were many families there genuinely interested in finding new services/resources for their children.”

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“Really pleased with the networking opportunity!”

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“Plenty of space! We had a great location, though I think any location would have been good.”

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“This is my community so it's great to see families I can work with that live close by. Thank you for having the event inside!”

"Very well organized, easy to get in and set-up, sharing resources with and meeting other professionals, variety of options available, fun atmosphere, meeting families and being a part of the community."

"We got steady traffic, and many of the people who visited us were people we wanted to connect with. I liked the spaciousness of the venue."

"There was a strong mixture of attendees who were ready to receive info about our services, as well as productive connections with fellow vendors."

“I really appreciated that vendors seemed genuinely interested in offering information and not just there for the "sales." I thought this event was well-planned and probably one of the most helpful and organized events I've been to!

“I had really good conversations with multiple vendors, some recognizing a need different than they were serving and recommending another vendor also represented. Very knowledgeable. The entire event exceeded my expectations.”

“There were so many different vendors that appealed to all kinds of abilities and age groups. The cosplay characters walking around were so much fun!”

“I felt welcomed by everyone and the amount of support I received was indescribable!”

"This was an incredible event, and I think it was extremely meaningful for the Neurodiversity Community. I was amazed by the turnout from both vendors and attendees"