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DESCRIPTION:

On June 11th, 7:00-8:00 pm, join us for our next Online Crafting Meeting for Autistic Crafters. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, felt, rug hook, dye, embroider, needlepoint, sew, or any other kind of crafter, Emma is hosting a monthly Crafting Meeting on 2nd Wednesday evenings. Whatever kind of crafting you do, if you love it and you’re doing it, come and share your project with us!

If you are crafting-curious and want to see if you’d like to start crafting, come see what we’re doing. If you want, you could use your “bring and brag” time to identify what you might want to do. You can ask about costs, and the Roses and Thorns of Crafting.

Craft online while checking out other people’s projects and sharing your own. You don’t have to share if you don’t want to. You can come just to watch if you want.  

If you are having a problem with your craft, I hope we’ll connect with each other - Crafters Unite! - and help each other problem-solve any crafting issues that come up. And we’ll get to share our current project and discuss our next project and why we love crafting. 

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LOCATION: Chelsea. This is an accessible space.

DESCRIPTION:

On Tuesday, June 10th at 6:00PM, please join us for a collaborative art making event!

Attendees will be split up into groups, provided large art boards, mess safe art supplies, and guided to create an art piece together with fellow members. All materials will be provided. This is a casual, low stress event - no art experience required. The goal of this event is to get our creative juices flowing, socialize, and create something unique as a community!

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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space.

DESCRIPTION:

Let’s welcome the summer season by painting flower pots! A mini flower pot is the perfect place for a succulent or other small plant, or for pencils or trinkets if you don’t have a green thumb! Whether you choose to paint an abstract design, a nature scene, or something else entirely, you’ll leave the event with a cute new decoration for your home.

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LOCATION: Brooklyn Heights & Online

DESCRIPTION:

This is a hybrid event, attendance will be available in-person and via Zoom.

"How do I speak up for myself and my needs at school/work? What can I do to help the Autistic Community? What are current topics/issues that need awareness? 

Join us for our Autism Self-Advocacy Workshop! We will discuss different types of advocacy, brainstorm ways to advocate for ourselves in our personal life. We will also be joined virtually by Noor from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, who will discuss their work, current areas of focus and answer any questions. At the end of the workshop, we will do some small discussion/activities in groups, and prepare items to hand out to the public for our upcoming Autistic Pride Day event!

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Prospect Park

DESCRIPTION:

Our first Plant ID walk for June will be located at Prospect Park! 

We are doing 2 plant walks each month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for only 1 Plant ID Walk (June 7th or June 28th).

Prospect Park was designed and constructed over a thirty-year period (1865-1895) by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux (The same men who designed Central Park). Widely known for its intricate manmade watercourse (wetlands) and it being the bulk of Brooklyn's remaining indigenous forest, the park is a highly functional green space. During our hike, we will learn about identifying plants, the native flora, basic botany, applications for food, medicine, etc!

This is a late spring plant walk. Please be sure to dress for the weather. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing, and bring water and snacks.

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DESCRIPTION:

Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 7:00PM for a Community Forum! We will have these forums 4 times a year. This event is open to everyone in our group and those who are just joining us.

During the event, I will go over new developments and group happenings, including some behind-the-scenes stuff, upcoming big events, and our plans for the future.

I will also give some information about our group for new members, and receive feedback from current members on stuff you’d like to see happen in our community.

This is an opportunity for new members to ask questions and learn about the group, and also an opportunity for current members to give event suggestions, suggestions for our discord/website, feedback and new ideas!

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On Friday, May 30th, join us for a virtual poetry workshop! This event will provide community members with an opportunity to flex their creative muscles in a relaxed setting. Sharing will be completely optional.

We’ll start with intros, during which participants will have the opportunity to share a previously written piece. Then, we will do a warmup exercise before moving on to structured prompts. No previous experience is necessary, and all are welcome!

This event will be in our "event-stage" Channel on Discord.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space with an elevator.

DESCRIPTION:

This event is for Autistic adults who identify as BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color.

Come and join us for an afternoon of comic making! 

In this workshop, led by our own Jennesis Pham (he > they), you will learn the basics on how to write a comic. After learning the bare bones, you will have time to come up with ideas and make your own four panel comics. No artistic experience necessary! Just come as you are and with your brilliant ideas and feelings. Feel free to just observe as well. Inspiration may hit later at home or elsewhere, and that is okay!

Sometimes it can be hard to convey ideas through speaking or words, but comics are a great form of storytelling that is completely visual! 

What to bring: ideas, feelings, comics/graphic novels for inspiration (optional)

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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P.A.U.S.E is a space for friendship and community that doesn’t revolve around speech!

Let’s hang out, draw together, and have fun!

This is an online event. Everyone is welcome!

Family members or support people can help you join and draw.

Please Bring:

• An object you like (like a stuffed animal or fidget toy)

• A paper and something to draw with, or a tablet/phone and drawing app

Schedule: 

1:00 PM: Introductions

• Say hi any way you like: speak, type in the chat, wave on camera, or just listen.

• Show your object if you want to!

1:15 PM: Draw-Along

• We’ll draw spring things like flowers, trees, and sunshine. 

• The drawing will be simple and accessible for those with limited dexterity.

1:35 PM: Show off your drawing

• Hold it up on camera or share it in the chat!

1:45 PM: Chat and Share Ideas

• Let’s think about future events. Support people are welcome to join the conversation!

How to Join:

This event will happen online using Circle.

When it’s time, just click “Join Live Room” to come in!

Learn more about PAUSE here!

These events are designed to be especially welcoming to Autistic adults with intellectual disabilities, those who are non- or minimally speaking, or those who have other disabilities  that make typical social settings challenging. Unlike our general events, these gatherings are open to all.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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This virtual event is for anyone who identifies as an Autistic woman or femme! 

Join us for a conversation space to talk about our experiences as Autistic women. Whether you want to vent, reflect, share stories, or just listen, all is welcome! This is our first virtual event for autistic women, and we’ll take some time during the event to  brainstorm for future events.

During this event, we’ll touch on - 

• Late diagnosis/autism discovery

• Our opinions on our concepts of “gender”

• Social expectations around femininity, caretaking, and being “nice”

• Masking and the additional pressures as autistic women

• And anything else folks would like to chat about!

This event will be in our "event-stage" Channel on Discord.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Lower Manhattan to LIC

DESCRIPTION:

On Monday, May 19th, join us for a ferry ride and picnic! We will take a ride along the East River for roughly half an hour from Lower Manhattan to Long Island City, where we will have a picnic at the waterfront park. You may bring your own food or purchase food at LIC.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Bushwick

DESCRIPTION:

Join us on Saturday, April 26th at 12:00PM for a meetup in Bushwick!

We will be mostly walking around the Bushwick Collective area. Starting from just one wall donated by a neighborhood resident 12 years ago, building owners have been donating their walls to local artists and artists from all around the world, creating an open air gallery. 

This will be a casual walk around the neighborhood. After we do introductions, we will begin our walk. We may stop occasionally to take pictures, but keep in mind this walk is outdoors in a semi-busy neighborhood, so be mindful of our neighbors and cars! After our walk, for those who are hungry, we will grab pizza together.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Chelsea & Virtual

DESCRIPTION:

Join us for a Workshop on Emotion Regulation on Saturday, February 17th, at 12:00PM, led by our very own Heidi and Arlene! This is a Hybrid event and has the option to join in-person OR virtually.

Emotion regulation is the ability to manage and respond to your emotional state, something many of us find challenging. In this workshop, we’ll cover:

• An overview of emotion regulation, meltdowns, shutdowns, and burnout

• What emotions are, how they show up differently in autistic people, and topics like alexithymia

• Habits to build over time vs. coping skills to use in the moment

This will be a discussion-based workshop with small group exercises to help explore these topics together.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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On May 14th, 7:00-8:00 pm, join us for our Online Crafting Meeting for Autistic Crafters. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, felt, rug hook, dye, embroider, needlepoint, sew, or any other kind of crafter, Emma is hosting a monthly Crafting Meeting on 2nd Wednesday evenings. Whatever kind of crafting you do, if you love it and you’re doing it, come and share your project with us! 

If you are crafting-curious and want to see if you’d like to start crafting, come see what we’re doing. If you want, you could use your “bring and brag” time to identify what you might want to do. You can ask about costs, and the Roses and Thorns of Crafting.

Craft online while checking out other people’s projects and sharing your own. You don’t have to share if you don’t want to. You can come just to watch if you want.  

If you are having a problem with your craft, I hope we’ll connect with each other - Crafters Unite! - and help each other problem-solve any crafting issues that come up. And we’ll get to share our current project and discuss our next project and why we love crafting. 

This event will be on Circle.

Monthly Supporters: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
Not a monthly Supporter & would like to join this event? Sign up to be a Supporter here!
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Location: Greenpoint.

Description:

Hi Supporters! Come by our Supporters Picnic & Office Tour!

We’ll be meeting in a park to do some introductions, eat lunch, and settle for a nice picnic. During our picnic, we’ll bring small groups up to our office building for a behind-the-scenes tour. There will also be some games/other activities for the picnic!

Lunch and desserts will be provided! Be sure to bring a blanket/towel if you don’t want to sit on the grass.

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LOCATION: Richmond Hill

DESCRIPTION: Our first Plant ID walk for May will be located at Forest Park Hiking Trails! 

This is a spring plant walk in a forested area. It is highly recommended to wear long-sleeve clothing for protection against insects or plants.

Forest Park is the third-largest park in Queens, at 543 acres, providing a sports area, concert area, and natural park setting. The park is home to a series of small hills and the boroughs largest continuous Oak-Hickory forest at 165-acres. Some trees are more than a century and a half old. The park sits on hills left behind by the Wisconsin glacier and is a haven for native plants and wildlife in the midst of the city's sprawl. In addition to the park's large full-time bird population, migratory birds pass through in the spring and fall!

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LOCATION: Midtown

DESCRIPTION:

TCTSY (Trauma Center's Trauma Sensitive Yoga) is a specific style of hatha yoga that was developed to treat complex trauma, and also has useful applications for neurodivergent individuals who might struggle with a more traditionally led yoga class.  Heidi will guide you through several different movements and postures, while offering modifications and options that will allow you to tailor the class to suit your needs. Unlike a traditional yoga class, the focus will be on making individual choices about how to move your body based on how your body feels, rather than working on any specific alignment goals, or on pacing your movements with your breath. Of course, if alignment and breathwork appeals to you, you’re welcome to include this in your practice! Based on community feedback, this practice will close with a guided deep relaxation and optional breathwork. 

Following the TCTSY practice, there will be time to share any reflections you might have about the practice with the group, and/or to chat with Heidi individually on how best to adapt this practice to suit your needs. 

This yoga practice is open to all levels- including first-timers to yoga! We will have yoga mats and props, but please feel free to bring your own yoga mat and any props that might support your practice. You could also want to bring a towel or other piece of fabric to cover the mats provided at the venue, if you have any concerns about resting exposed skin on a communal mat. Most of the movements and postures offered can also be done from a seated position in the chairs provided at the venue. 

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Join us on Friday, May 8th at 7:00PM for our Relationships & Autism Virtual Series! This is the last event in this series for the year!! The topic of the day: Maintaining Relationships.

We’ll discuss our experiences in both platonic and romantic relationships - How we’ve dealt with communication, navigating social dynamics and different needs/expectations, keeping our relationships healthy, and more!

The session will begin at 7:00 PM with introductions, followed by a guided discussion informed by selected readings and questions. We’ll also talk about the series overall and ideas for next year.

This event will be in our "event-stage" Channel on Discord.

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On May 6th, come play with other autistic people at a virtual game night. We will do some party games like Jackbox, trivia, etc. It will be a casual time to have fun and get to know others!

This event will be in our "event-stage" Channel on Discord.

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LOCATION: Midtown.

The theater is accessible but our spots are not accessible. Also note that the theater is in a busy area, so please bring headphones/earplugs when walking from the park to the theater.

The show will have flashing lights during a couple of the songs. House lights will be on to minimize the effect.

DESCRIPTION:

Join us for an Autism Friendly Performance of the Broadway musical “& Juliet!” We were kindly donated tickets to this performance from TDF.

About the Show: This hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.

Keep in mind the total runtime of the show is 2 hours and 40 min, with a 15 minute intermission. 

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LOCATION: Midtown

DESCRIPTION:

Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Hold Me in the Water, 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.

Show Description: 

When Ryan falls for a man he just met, he’s ready for the romance of his dreams. But as their connection grows, Ryan learns that new heights of joy can bring deep insecurities to the surface. Disarmingly vulnerable and playfully provocative, Hold Me in the Water is a funny and tender solo play about the passion and intimacy of first love.

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On April 30th, come share with other Autistic people. Talk about special interests, show off things you've been working on, give a tour of your collection, info dump about things you’re interested in, or just listen in with fascination!

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LOCATION: Inwood

DESCRIPTION:

We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for either the Apr 7th walk or the Apr 27th walk.

This is a mid-spring plant walk. Please be prepared for insects, damp and or chilly weather.

Inwood Hill Park, also called the Shorakapkok Preserve, contains the largest remaining old growth forest in Manhattan! Much of its pre colonial history remains intact, from the plants itself to the rocks, streams and glacial topography. Prior to the 18th century, the Wecquaesgeek, a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people, inhabited the area. Artifacts and remains of their life and culture still can be found in the park. It was then turned into farmland during European colonization, the last farm ceasing production at the end of the 19th century.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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Join us on Thursday, April 24th at 7:00PM for our Relationships & Autism Virtual Series! The topic of the day: Conflict and Avoiding Bad Communities.

We’ll discuss handling conflict and disagreement within our relationships, regulating our emotions in intense situations, as well as our experience with toxic/unhealthy communities and how to avoid them. 

The session will begin at 7:00 PM with introductions, followed by a guided discussion informed by selected readings and questions.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Chelsea

DESCRIPTION:

Sewing can be a handy skill to learn: from learning to adjust/repair your clothing, customize and decorate things you own, create your own clothes, accessories, etc - the possibilities are endless!

We will start with introductions, and a short demonstration of some basic hand sewing techniques. After going through the basics, we’ll give attendees a small project to work on.

All materials will be provided. This is a casual, low stress event, no experience necessary! We don’t have the classroom for lunch, but you’re still welcome to get lunch at 1:00 and sit in the living room area with other attendees!

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Join us on Wednesday, April 16th at 7:00PM for our Relationships & Autism Virtual Series! The topic of the day: Family.

We’ll discuss relationships with parents, siblings, and other relatives, boundaries, disclosure, neurodiversity in families, advocating for independence, and more.

The session will begin at 7:00 PM with introductions, followed by a guided discussion informed by selected readings and questions.

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LOCATION: Dumbo

DESCRIPTION: On Sunday, April 13th, join us for a walk through Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade! The 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park stretches 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River waterfront. Situated above it, the promenade offers sweeping views of Lower Manhattan. We will walk at a leisurely pace along the length of the park, then make our way up to the promenade, taking the time to stop for photos and short breaks. The entire walk will be roughly 2.5 miles.

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LOCATION: Midtown

DESCRIPTION: Only Make Believe (OMB) reached out to partner for a volunteer event! They're a nonprofit organization that creates interactive theatre for children with disabilities.

“For 25 years, OMB has been meeting children where they are in hospitals, care facilities and special education schools with the goal of bringing joy, engaging imaginations, and empowering their voices with our inclusive, accessible and fully interactive performances. For Autism Acceptance Month in April, we're looking for opportunities to partner with and highlight different organizations for a fun and creative event!”

During this event, we would be creating costumes for the kids in their programs.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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Join us for our Online Crafting Meeting for Autistic Crafters. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, felt, rug hook, dye, embroider, needlepoint, sew, or any other kind of crafter, Emma is hosting a monthly Crafting Meeting on 2nd Wednesday evenings. Whatever kind of crafting you do, if you love it and you’re doing it, come and share your project with us! 

If you are crafting-curious and want to see if you’d like to start crafting, come see what we’re doing. If you want, you could use your “bring and brag” time to identify what you might want to do. You can ask about costs, and the Roses and Thorns of Crafting.

Craft online while checking out other people’s projects and sharing your own. You don’t have to share if you don’t want to. You can come just to watch if you want.  

If you are having a problem with your craft, I hope we’ll connect with each other - Crafters Unite! - and help each other problem-solve any crafting issues that come up. And we’ll get to share our current project and discuss our next project and why we love crafting.

Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
Non-Members: Like to join us at this event? Sign up to be a member here!

LOCATION: Inwood

DESCRIPTION:

We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for either the Apr 7th walk or the Apr 27th walk.

This is a mid-spring plant walk. Please be prepared for insects, damp and or chilly weather.

Inwood Hill Park, also called the Shorakapkok Preserve, contains the largest remaining old growth forest in Manhattan! Much of its pre colonial history remains intact, from the plants itself to the rocks, streams and glacial topography. Prior to the 18th century, the Wecquaesgeek, a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people, inhabited the area. Artifacts and remains of their life and culture still can be found in the park. It was then turned into farmland during European colonization, the last farm ceasing production at the end of the 19th century.