A virtual edition of LLOH’s first Los Angeles pop-up designed for connection, ease, and beLOnging for both kids and parents.
At LLOH, kids are free to make friends, explore, and be social on their own terms. There is no formal programming. No icebreakers. No forced introductions. No pressure to participate.The only rule at LLOH is to follow your intuition.
Come as you are. Stay as long as it feels good. Leave when you’re ready. That’s LLOH.
Most social spaces for young people are built around neurotypical expectations: Be outgoing. Make eye contact. Join in quickly. Keep up. For many neurodivergent pre(teen)s, those expectations turn “social” into labor. Something to perform. Something to endure. Something you fail at rather than enjoy.
Created by a neuodiverse mom of a neurodiverse child, LLOH exists because connection shouldn’t require masking, overexertion, or constant self-correction. We believe young people deserve a place where they don’t have to earn belonging. where the environment adapts to them, not the other way around.
Nothing at LLOH is accidental. From the programming, lighting and layout to sound, pacing, and how adults engage, every decision is made through a neurodivergent lens.
We asked different questions than most spaces do:
• What if quiet was the baseline, not a special accommodation?
• What if leaving early wasn’t failure, but choice?
• What if there was always room to observe before participating, or not participate at all?
The result is a space that’s steady without being rigid. Calming without being dull. Inviting without demanding anything in return. A place where young people can exist first, and connect naturally from there.
