We are parents of two wonderful children, the youngest of whom is on the autism spectrum and has epilepsy.

The journey we’re on has opened our hearts to a world of rich joys, rewarding experiences and remarkable people. At the same time, we’ve encountered another version of that world—one that doesn’t always have a sufficient understanding of our challenges and, as a result, is not prepared to allow adequate space and grace for us. We have been in countless places—parks, stores, restaurants, hiking trails, beaches, sporting events, school functions, parties, church, social gatherings—that produce sensory processing challenges for our child.

Through lived experiences, we’ve learned that individual sensory experiences often clash with collective behavior expectations in public spaces like these. We’ve struggled and strategized. We've asked for help and fought for accommodation. We've even apologized and acquiesced. Sometimes, despite our best efforts, in some moments of panic and stress we felt like our child was the disturbance that had to be remedied. Today we have a different point of view.

We now realize now that apologies and adaptations are not the path toward greater inclusion and access for all. Our work is not one-sided. It is a combination of efforts—changing society’s collective behavior expectations while simultaneously providing support for those managing potentially painful situations. It’s no easy task, but it’s what we were made for.

Through our work, we aim to promote kindness every day as our contribution to changing the world.

We formed HumanKind Supply to raise awareness, acceptance, and celebration of human diversity, including neurodiversity, at all times, but especially during triggering times. In situations where public meltdowns or strong sensory reactions are common, we hope to replace ignorance with understanding and change looks of confusion to smiles of compassion.

It was out of our passion and experience that HumanKind Supply was born. Today it is more than a t-shirt company, more than an amplifier of positive messages. It’s an advocacy movement—a joyful contribution toward constructing a more inclusive and compassionate world.