Join us on Tuesday, October 29th at 7:00PM for the FINAL session of our employment series!

During this event, those who are interested in practicing their interviewing skills will be provided a list of interview questions, and step out of the main call and do a short mock interview 1-on-1 with another attendee. Additionally, in the main discord room, we will be body doubling, working on job hunting and filling out any job applications you need to work on.

At 7 we’ll start with our intros, and then get right into it. After, we’ll also have a short discussion to wrap up the series and talk about future topics/discussions for next year!

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621820

Our 3rd Annual Autistic Adults NYC Halloween Party will be on Sunday, October 27th at 6:00PM. Suggested Donation is $15, please donate if you are able!

Please join us for some food, candy, halloween crafts & games. Costumes are very much welcome, but please come dressed in whatever is most comfortable to you - from a t-shirt and jeans to your most extravagant halloween costume. Towards the end of the event, we’ll vote on the best costumes, so feel free to go all out!

We will have a main large room for the halloween festivities, and a small separate room for halloween themed arts & crafts. This is a party event - You are welcome to show up whenever/stay for as long as you like during our event time. It is suggested to buddy up with another member if you tend to feel uncomfortable at large gatherings. Reach out in our Discord in the community-hub channel!

Suggested Donation for this event is $15. Money will be going towards the space rental, food, and halloween decor/crafts.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621611

Our second Plant ID walk for October will be located at Governors Island!

We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for either the Oct 6th walk or the Oct 26th walk.

This will be an early fall walk, please be prepared for fluctuating weather and late season insects or allergens.

Governors Island is a very popular attraction, residing roughly 800 yards from the southern Manhattan tip. It stands at 172 acres, once served the US military between 1776-1966, and currently repurposed as a public green space. Prior to European colonization, the island was called Paggank by the native Lepane (translated to Nut Island), the area once had a rich collection of hardwood trees, such as Oaks, Chestnuts, and Hickorys that served as a foraging and hunting grounds for Lepane people.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621440

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P.A.U.S.E is a social club for non/minimally-speaking and/or intellectually disabled Autistic adults in the NYC area. Learn more about PAUSE here!

For this event, we will be making autumn-themed collages! 🍁🎃 A collage is a piece of artwork created by gluing different materials such as construction paper, newspaper, and photographs, to a larger sheet of paper.

The goal of this event is to make collage portraits that represent us and our personality. We'll provide a variety of colorful leaves, paper, and other supplies to help you create your own unique collage. Like all PAUSE events, this is a relaxed activity. Attendees are not expected to follow any specific instructions and encouraged to create something that represents themself. All materials will be provided for this event!'

Join us on Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:00 for an open discussion/peer support group on autism and addiction, including but not limited to substance use disorders. Autistics are often at higher risk for addiction, but many recovery spaces are not designed to meet our needs or prioritize our comfort. This event will give members a safe, non-judgmental space to reflect on their experiences with these diagnoses and their interplay with one another.

This event will be in our "Meetup Stage" Channel on Discord.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621434

Sunday, Oct 20th is the 2024 Disability Pride NYC Parade, organized by Disability Pride NYC. Join us as we walk together as a group to celebrate disability pride and represent Autistic Adults NYC!

From the Disability Pride NYC Organizers:
This year’s parade theme is "New York City, celebrating disability swag!" Since 2015, the parade has been a hallmark event of New York City’s disability community. New York’s vibrant disability community comes together to celebrate the disability experience with enthusiastic and creative contributions playing a significant role in creating a truly entertaining, empowering, and inclusive experience as we all come together in a spirit of camaraderie and creative celebration.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621412

Struggling with a workplace that doesn’t feel “Autism-friendly”? Unsure about how or if to unmask at work? Wondering how to ask for accommodations like remote work, a quieter environment, or written instructions?

Join us on Saturday, October 19th for our Career Advocacy Workshop!

This event is part of our “Employment and Autism” series. Career advocacy focuses on ensuring equal access to employment opportunities, necessary workplace accommodations, and protections against discrimination.

We’ll cover your workplace rights, explore the pros and cons of disclosing your autism, and dive into possible accommodations that can help make your job more accessible. This workshop also offers a space to share personal experiences, ask specific questions, and brainstorm solutions together!

In-Person Link: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621328
Online Link: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621349

On October 16th at 7:00pm, join me, Melly, in the second of a four part discussion series: Autism and your Culture~ In this discussion series, we will be discussing how being Autistic impacts your experience within your own cultural group. The focus will be on ethnic cultural groups, but subculture and counterculture groups that you belong in are also welcome for discussion.

Clothing will be the focus of this second discussion. We will be discussing traditional garments (and/or important clothing pieces/accessories in regards to subcultures/countercultures) within our cultural groups, sensory issues and pleasures when wearing/seeing these garments, the societal pressures or implications of these garments, and more. We will start our introductions at 7:05pm on the meetup stage on discord. I hope to hear/read from you there~

This event will be in our "Meetup Stage" Channel on Discord.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621301

Join us for a creative afternoon of autumn-themed crafting! We'll provide a variety of colorful leaves, paper, and other supplies to help you create your own unique collage. Let's embrace the beauty of fall together!

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621290

Everyone enjoys music in some form and moving our bodies is a great way to reconnect our mind and bodies together. What better way to tune into our bodies and regulate our nervous systems than to have fun and dance together! In this 90 minute class you will be guided to learn a short choreography piece in the style of Street Jazz. The music chosen will be somewhere in the modern genre of pop and r&b music.

Class will begin with a nice warmup so we can not only stretch our muscles, but tune into our breathe as we move. Choreography will be taught in a slow to moderate paced manner, similar to a ‘Beginner’ class at any professional city dance studio.

The purpose of this class is to come together in community to share the love of dance. It’ll be a great workout and way to push ourselves to learn something new. Let’s have fun together in this safe space to explore movement!

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303621227

On October 8th, join us for an online discussion of autistic self-care, particularly defining self-care and how to cultivate sensory safety.

We will hold a discussion guided by the book Self-Care for Autistic People by AuDHD clinician Megan Anna Neff, focusing on the introduction and chapter 1. Reading is suggested but optional; anyone will be able to follow along and contribute! We will be discussing tips from the book as well as sharing our own autistic experiences and strategies.

The introduction and Chapter 1 is available online as a free sample via Libby or Amazon.

This event will be in our "Meetup Stage" Channel on Discord.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303620992

Our first Plant ID walk for October will be located at Governors Island!

We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for either the Oct 6th walk or the Oct 26th walk.

This will be an early fall walk, please be prepared for fluctuating weather and late season insects or allergens.

Governors Island is a very popular attraction, residing roughly 800 yards from the southern Manhattan tip. It stands at 172 acres, once served the US military between 1776-1966, and currently repurposed as a public green space. Prior to European colonization, the island was called Paggank by the native Lepane (translated to Nut Island), the area once had a rich collection of hardwood trees, such as Oaks, Chestnuts, and Hickorys that served as a foraging and hunting grounds for Lepane people.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303620801

On Saturday, October 5th at 3:30PM, join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Magnificent Bird, courtesy of Playwrights Horizons!

We will meet at the theater and receive a free lunch. Then we will watch the performance together. Please be sure to arrive at the theater on time.

IMPORTANT: We have received free tickets for this event. If you can no longer attend, PLEASE change your RSVP, so someone else can enjoy the show and lunch in your place. Otherwise, your ticket and free lunch will go to waste.

Magnificent Bird is a solo musical play. From the description:

In this duo of intimate solo musical plays, composer Gabriel Kahane blends songwriting and storytelling for a singular, poignant theatrical event. Book of Travelers recounts the strangers he met on a 9,000-mile train journey through a divided America, and Magnificent Bird chronicles a year he spent entirely off-line, and the unexpected turbulence of living quietly. Performed on alternating nights, these two concept albums offer a relentless self-inquiry, and a searing portrait of a world in flux.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303620697

On October 2nd at 7:00pm, join me, Melly, in the first of a four part discussion series: Autism and your Culture~ In this discussion series, we will be discussing how being Autistic impacts your experience within your own cultural group. The focus will be on ethnic cultural groups, but subculture and counterculture groups that you belong in are also welcome for discussion.

Food will be the focus of this first discussion. We will be discussing the importance (or personal unimportance) of food within our cultural groups, the societal and/or familial pressure of consuming certain foods, how texture and taste affect our enjoyment of such foods, and more. We will start our introductions at 7:05pm on the meetup stage on discord. I hope to hear/read from you there~

This event will be in our "Meetup Stage" Channel on Discord.

For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/autistic-adults-nyc/events/303620581

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