The hotel we're using for The International Conference on ADHD this December in Baltimore is small. We know it. Leadership knows it. And if you've been to one of our conferences before, you'll probably feel it when popular sessions fill up fast.

Here's the thing: that's not a problem. That's the story.

Back in 2019, we locked in a series of future conference venues based on projected growth at that time. Then COVID hit, and “where we thought we’d be” became anyone’s guess. We booked what we could, planned for what we could control, and held on.

Then something happened. The ADHD community didn't shrink –it grew. Conversations that used to happen in quiet corners of the internet moved into living rooms, classrooms, and clinicians' offices. More adults got diagnosed. More parents started looking for answers. More professionals recognized they needed better training. And more of them found their way here.

We grew right past the space we booked just five years ago.

This is the last of the pre-COVID bookings. Next year, we'll be in a space that actually fits where we are now. But this December at the Hilton-Baltimore Inner Harbor, we're walking into a room that's a little too small for us, and that is genuinely something to celebrate.

That being said, we are being creative in our room usage, and making sure that we are setting up the space to be the best that we can.

If you're planning to attend a session that matters to you, I’d still get there early. Seats will fill. That's what happens when this many people care about the same things.

We'll see you in Baltimore!