Neurodiversity Pride Day The Hague @ The Social Hub

Join us for a community gathering in celebration of Neurodiversity Pride Day 2025! This event is open to neurodivergent individuals (diagnosed or not) and their friends, family, and allies. We aim to create a welcoming and supportive space to connect, learn, and share experiences.
📅 Date: Saturday 14 June 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 – 13:00
📍 Location: The Social Hub, The Hague
🎟️ Tickets: €9.06 per person (includes a broodje and drink for lunch and Eventbrite booking fee)
🔗 Booking: via The Social Hub/Eventbrite
👥 Capacity: Maximum of 50 participants
📧 Contact: Neurodiversity Foundation Education Ambassador: Renée Tentori – renee@zestee.com
✨ What to Expect
🌟 Stories of Celebration
We’ll begin with a “Stories of Celebration” session – a chance for anyone who feels comfortable to briefly share a personal story, reflection, or achievement related to neurodiversity. These can be big or small – from proud moments and growth experiences to insights or gratitude. This is an informal, supportive moment to honour and uplift our diverse voices and experiences.
🥪 Community Lunch
We’ll enjoy a relaxed and friendly lunch together – a broodje and drink are included in your ticket price. This is a great chance to meet others, continue conversations, and share in the spirit of community.
🎤 Presentation & Mini Workshop
This year we are excited to welcome a guest speaker from the other side of the world to share her insights.
Dr Nicolina Newcombe is a late-diagnosed autistic person from Aotearoa New Zealand. She holds a PhD in Education, in which she conducted inclusive research with people with intellectual disability, and a Master’s in Māori and Pacific Development. She works as an Inclusion Advisor for IHC, an organisation that advocates for the rights of autistic people and people with intellectual disability.
Dr Nicolina Newcombe
Inclusion Advisor, IHC New Zealand Incorporated
Talk title: “The impact of takiwātanga on autistic pride in Aotearoa New Zealand”
This talk will share insights from her research into takiwātanga – a te reo Māori word meaning “in his/her/their own time and space” – and how this concept shapes autistic pride in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rooted in Māori worldviews that embrace difference as a natural part of whakapapa (genealogy), takiwātanga presents a powerful counter-narrative to deficit-based views of autism. Nicolina will offer her perspective as a Pākehā (non-Māori) navigating bicultural inclusion.
🧠 For more information about Neurodiversity Pride Day worldwide:
🌐 neurodiversityprideday.com
💛 Accessibility & Inclusion: We want to make this event as inclusive and accessible as possible.
👶 Families welcome – If you need to bring your baby or children, they are welcome. Please note, however, that this event is not specifically designed for children, and we do not have childcare or children’s activities available.
🥗 Food info – Please let us know in advance if you have any dietary requirements or food allergies so we can do our best to accommodate.
💸 Cost support – If the cost of this event is a barrier for you and you’d still like to attend, please contact us.
📧 For any questions or needs, please contact Renée at renee@zestee.com