Global Focus on Misophonia
Our Mission
Global Focus on Misophonia is an international initiative coordinated by the Misophonia Association to promote cooperation, share knowledge, and increase global awareness of misophonia. Our mission is to support communities across countries through bi-annual virtual meetings, communication, and collaboration.
Our Meetings
The Misophonia Association will host two Global Focus on Misophonia Zoom meetings each year, with the tentative 2026 schedule as follows:
9:00-10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Saturday, March 21
Sunday, September 13
We held our first Global Focus on Misophonia Zoom meeting in September 2025. Watch the recordings of past meetings below.
View Past Global Focus Meetings
Friends from South Africa, South Australia, and Norway joined us for the second Global Focus on Misophonia, which took place March 21, 2026.
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South Africa (26:45): Dr. Natalie Buttress, AuD, describes her work in Cape Town and her own neurodivergent family.
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Australia (47:09): Janine Neumann, raising three teenage boys. talks about her inspiration to launch the support network, I Hear You.
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Norway (54:40): Synnøve Cathrine Wilhelmsen shares her experiences and introduces her organization, Norwegian Association for Misophonia, from approx.
Representatives from India, Iran, Japan, and Turkey shared at the first Global Focus on Misophonia Zoom, held on September 14, 2025.
- Japan (28:33): Ryo Takaoka presents a slide show describing the Japanese Misophonia Association, including introduction of the organization’s mascot “Mimi.”
- India (38:00): Pratik Nampalliwar, founder of Misophonia India, reports on the challenges in the populous country and the current state of research there.
- Iran (50:25): Farzaneh describes how Dr. Narges Jafari started misophonia support and awareness with a Persian blog 12 years ago.
- Turkey (1:07:50): Esma Luleci shares about her experiences co-founding a Turkish misophonia community in 2022.
Countries & Contacts
The following list, presented alphabetically, includes all countries for which we have found oline or connected through the meeting, along with associated social media profiles and websites.
Brazil
- Instagram: @misofoniabrasil
Canada
- Instagram: @misophoniacanada
Chile
- Instagram: @misofonia_cl
India
- Instagram: @misophonia_india
Indonesia
- Instagram: @misophonia.indonesia
Iran
- Instagram: @irmisophonia
- Email: iran.misophonia@gmail.com
Italy
- Instagram: @associazione_misofonia.it
Japan
- Website: NPO Japan Missofonia Association
- Instagram: @misophonia_japan
- X: twitter.com/japanmisophonia
- Email: contact@misophonia.support
Norway
Switzerland
- Instagram: @misophoniesuisse
Turkey
- Instagram: @misophoniaturkiye
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About the Misophonia Association
The Misophonia Association is dedicated to supporting individuals and families living with misophonia. Through education, advocacy, research, and expert guidance, we offer reliable resources to help people understand misophonia and find effective management strategies. Our free Zoom clinics and annual in-person convention provide opportunities to learn directly from professionals and connect with the broader misophonia community. Globally, we work to increase awareness of misophonia, expand access to trustworthy information, and strengthen support networks worldwide.
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