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Design a home where you don't have to hide. Alex Chen creates spaces for a living, but has never felt at home in one. Diagnosed with autism at twenty-eight, Alex navigates a world of sensory assaults and unwritten social rules by hiding behind a carefully constructed mask. But masking is exhausting, and the cracks are starting to show. When Alex joins the Neurodivergent Community Coalition, a group of dreamers determined to build an intentional community where sensory needs are infrastructure rather than afterthoughts, everything changes. Enter Jordan Rivera. Chaotic, colorful, and vibrating with ADHD energy, Jordan is everything Alex usually avoids. They are impulsive where Alex is structured, spontaneous where Alex needs a plan. Yet, Jordan is also the first person to ask, ""What do you need?"" and actually listen to the answer. As the coalition battles ableist zoning laws and neighborhood opposition, Alex and Jordan must bridge the gap between their divergent brains. From explicitly negotiating their needs to defending their autonomy in city council hearings, they are building something more than just housing. They are building a future where they don't have to apologize for existing. But when the pressure threatens to fracture the community-and their relationship-Alex must decide: Is it safer to retreat to the isolation they know, or fight for the messy, complicated, authentic belonging they've always deserved? The Found Family Architect is a triumphant novel of disability justice, queer love, and the radical act of unmasking.

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