{"id":5592,"date":"2026-04-30T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=5592"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:08:20","slug":"the-connection-loop-in-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=5592","title":{"rendered":"The Connection Loop in Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5b01f8\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/gQaqcS4GlddcrUmZp-lsXAZHJlk7lUBkdtQ8-K6pdSKlL6EdvmJL9uLj3LODD78.mp18M6kgbdOLcZ6c?startTime=1777741550000\">recording<\/a> of the following presentation.<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90101\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SATURDAY<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f70101\" class=\"has-inline-color\">May 2<\/mark><\/strong> at the <span style=\"color:#ff0000\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff9900\"><strong>S<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#008000\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#33cccc\"><strong>E<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#3366ff\"><strong>N<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#993366\"><strong>D&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><strong>Job Club<\/strong>, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f60101\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Greg Roche,<\/mark><\/strong> the &#8220;Introverted Networker&#8221;, teaches people how to connect and build trust in your network. He will share his <strong>Connection Loop framework<\/strong>&nbsp;for connecting with people.&nbsp;He takes a person-centered approach to help you create your own schedule, connection in places you are comfortable in, and using your style.&nbsp;<br><br><span style=\"color:#8B4513\"><strong>The Zoom link to this presentation will be emailed <span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"color:#8B4513\"><strong>as the date approaches<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"color:#8B4513\"><strong>to people on our mailing list. There is no need to register for the event.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/aascend.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=45b240034405a1b47948a710d&amp;id=a3632f7d57\">here<\/a> to subscribe to our mailing list if you aren&#8217;t already on it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Greg-Roche.jpg\" alt=\"young man with longish wavy brown hair, wearing gray t-shirt and looking straight forward\" class=\"wp-image-5593\" style=\"width:290px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Greg-Roche.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Greg-Roche-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Greg-Roche-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Greg writes: &#8220;I used to think networking was just for extroverts, salespeople, or people trying to land their next job. Then I learned that real networking\u2014the kind that builds trust, opens doors, and helps people stay and grow in their careers\u2014is just consistent, human connection. As the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/theintrovertednetworker.substack.com\">The Introverted Networker<\/a>, I teach &#8230; how to build strong relationships\u2014without small talk, events, or pretending to be someone they\u2019re not. I write a weekly newsletter, lead corporate workshops, and coach people on how to connect with others in a way that feels real and doable. My work is all connected by one belief: when people feel seen, supported, and fairly treated, they stay. And when they build trusted relationships at work, they thrive.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span style=\"color:#006400\">As usual, autistic adults will share their perspectives throughout the program.<\/span><br><br>Who: Adults on the spectrum, family, professionals and friends all welcome!<\/strong><\/span><br><strong>When: <span style=\"color:#ff0000\">Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM<\/span><\/strong> Pacific Time<br><strong>Where: <span style=\"color:#ff0000\">Online via Zoom,&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:13px\">Link will be emailed as the date approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact info@aascend.org with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a recording of the following presentation. SATURDAY May 2 at the AASCEND&nbsp;Job Club, Greg Roche, the &#8220;Introverted Networker&#8221;, teaches people how to connect and build trust in your network. He will share his Connection Loop framework&nbsp;for connecting with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=5592\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5592"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5603,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5592\/revisions\/5603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}