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TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Midtown
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.
Degenerates: Relaxed Performance
Midtown
Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Degenerates, courtesy of Playwrights Horizons!
Train ID 1 (LIRR Jamaica Station)
Jamaica, Queens
Get ready for a tour of Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station! In this event, we will be walking around the station while we learn about the history of the station and how it is the centerpoint for LIRR operations. We will see lots of train action throughout the station! Whether you’re an avid fan of trains or you want to learn more about Jamaica Station, this event is for you!
Arts & Crafts Hangout (Bronx)
West Farms
Join us on Sunday, October 4th, for an afternoon of arts & crafts! No prior experience needed! Feel free to bring along any projects you’ve been working on at home or start something from scratch! Supplies will be provided.
Employment & Autism - Burnout
Virtual
Join us on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00PM for our employment series! The topic of the day: Burnout
During the event, we’ll go over what burnout is, what it can look like, our experiences dealing with burnout, and how to manage and prevent it. We’ll focus on our experiences with burnout surrounding work, but those who’d like to discuss burnout at school and other settings are welcome as well.
Game Night - Among Us
Virtual
Join us for a night of deception, teamwork, and hilarious betrayals at our Among Us Game Event!
Note: This event requires ownership of the Among Us video game, which costs $5 on PC/consoles, or free on mobile devices (Android/iOS).
Fall & Halloween Trivia
Virtual
On Friday, October 9th, join AANYC for a virtual trivia night! We’ll be celebrating fall and Halloween with seasonal questions in a relaxed, non-competitive setting.
Plant ID Walk 1 - Governors Island
Governors Island
We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for 1 walk this month. Governors Island is a very popular attraction, residing roughly 800 yards from the southern Manhattan tip.
Women's Group: Real Stories, Real Connection
Virtual
Join us for a welcoming, virtual social gathering created for Autistic adult women to connect through the power of lived experience. This will primarily focus on the experience of late-identified/diagnosed Autistic women.
Crafting Meeting
Virtual
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.
Community Forum
Virtual
Join us on October 16th for our next Community Forum! We have these forums 4 times a year. 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!
Hybrid Boundaries Workshop
Chelsea & In-Person
Assertive Communication Workshop: Setting and Understanding Boundaries
Join us for a 2-hour hybrid workshop led by AANYC members and Autistic clinicians Heidi Mela, LCSW and Arlene Detchkov, LCSW.
Assertive communication is a valuable skill that many find challenging. These difficulties can be further amplified for Autistic individuals, who may face additional barriers in understanding our needs and boundaries, interpreting social cues, or expressing ourselves verbally.
Disability Pride Parade
Madison Square
The 2025 Disability Pride NYC Parade is organized by Disability Pride NYC. Join us as we walk together as a group to celebrate disability pride and represent our nonprofit Autistic Adults NYC! This year’s theme, Together We Build, looks ahead to the 50th anniversary of the historic 1977 Section 504 sit-ins and honors the solidarity and collective action that helped change disability rights history.
Women's Group: Fall Movie Night
East Williamsburg/Bushwick
Join us for our Women’s Group Fall Movie Night! Movie is TBD! Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks, as well as a blanket if you want to get cozy.
Write Together
Williamsburg
Join us for a relaxed writing session where we’ll spend time writing together! You’re welcome to work on anything you’d like, short stories, journaling, poetry, creative nonfiction, or anything else. We’ll provide an optional prompt for anyone who wants inspiration, but you’re free to work on your own project as well
Employment & Autism - Non-Traditional Work
Virtual
Join us on Friday, October 23rd at 6:00PM for our employment series! The topic of the day: Non Traditional Work.
Non-traditional employment can include part time work, contract, freelance, gigwork, seasonal and temp positions. We’ll go over our experiences and the issues that may arise, including finances, benefits, health insurance, etc.
Plant ID Walk 2 - Governors Island
Governors Island
We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for 1 walk this month. Governors Island is a very popular attraction, residing roughly 800 yards from the southern Manhattan tip.
PAUSE - Fall Mini-Pumpkin Decorating
Downtown Brooklyn
PAUSE is a space for friendship and community that doesn’t revolve around speech! Come decorate a mini-pumpkin with us!
You can paint your pumpkin, draw on it with markers, or put stickers on it. We will have real pumpkins and foam pumpkins.
After you finish your pumpkin, you can do more fun fall-themed and Halloween crafts that we will have.
Train ID 2 (LIRR Jamaica Station)
Jamaica, Queens
Get ready for a tour of Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station! In this event, we will be walking around the station while we learn about the history of the station and how it is the centerpoint for LIRR operations. We will see lots of train action throughout the station! Whether you’re an avid fan of trains or you want to learn more about Jamaica Station, this event is for you!
Body Doubling
Virtual
Need some support cleaning your apartment, doing chores, or organizing your space? Have some work you really need to get done? Join us for a virtual body doubling event! Many of us struggle with initiating/completing a task that may be uninteresting to us, such as cleaning our room/home. Body Doubling - or having a partner do a task alongside us, can help tremendously!
Halloween Party
Midtown
Join us for our 5th Annual Autistic Adults NYC Halloween Party! 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.
This will be a sensory-friendly event with no loud music. There are 3 spaces at this event, the main party area, a crafting room, and a quiet room. You are welcome to join at any time and stay for as long as you like.
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Boundaries Workshop
Virtual
Assertive Communication Workshop: Setting and Understanding Boundaries.
Join us for a 2-hour workshop led by AANYC member and Autistic clinicians Heidi Mela, LCSW. Assertive communication is a valuable skill that many find challenging. These difficulties can be further amplified for Autistic individuals, who may face additional barriers in understanding our needs and boundaries, interpreting social cues, or expressing ourselves verbally.
Train ID 1 - Atlantic Terminal/LIRR Vanderbilt Yard
Downtown Brooklyn
Get ready for a tour of Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic Terminal and a brief walk in the area around the Vanderbilt Yards! In this event, we will be walking around the station while we learn about the history of the station and how it has served downtown Brooklyn over the years and what trains run on this line! To accommodate as many people as we can for this event, please only reserve for one of the two train walks.
Ferry to Alice Austen House (Staten Island)
Financial District, Manhattan to Staten Island
For this event, we will travel together by ferry and bus to the Alice Austen House in Staten Island.
BIPOC Group - Studio Museum in Harlem
Harlem
Join us on a trip to Studio Museum in Harlem! “The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by Black culture.” We will meet together, go through introductions, and explore a few of the many exhibitions at the museum. The museum might be busy/loud on a Sunday, so please bring earplugs/headphones, and any other sensory items you may need, or grab a sensory kit from the lobby!
Crafting Meeting
Virtual
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.
Game Night
Williamsburg
On Thursday, Join us for a game night in Brooklyn! We will have both board and card games available to play. We’ll begin with intros and announcements before separating into game-based groups.
Employment & Autism - Cover Letters & Mock Interviews
Virtual
Join us for our employment series! The topic of the day: Cover Letters and Mock Interviews.
We’ll be workshopping cover letters together! We’ll go over some writing tips, then review any cover letter attendees want to share. You’re welcome to bring a cover letter you want to workshop for people to review.
TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Midtown
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.
Relaxed Performance - the ripple, the wave that carried me home
Midtown
Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of "the ripple, the wave that carried me home," courtesy of Playwrights Horizons! Content warning guide: https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2627/the-ripple-the-wave-that-carried-me-home/content-transparency
Supporters Lunch & Games
Midtown
This event is available for those in the Pizza Rat Pack Supporters tier and above. Join us for another Lunch & Games Supporters Meetup. This event is all about connecting with you, sharing some behind-the-scenes updates, and hearing your thoughts on ideas for future supporter events.
Game Night - Gartic Phone
Virtual
Prepare for a night of unpredictable fun, creativity, and nonstop laughter! Come along and bring your artistic skills in a game of Gartic Phone, where you and others take turns drawing prompts. Gartic Phone is a free, web-based game which can be played on a phone, tablet, or computer.
Write Together
Williamsburg
Join us for a relaxed writing session where we’ll spend time writing together! You’re welcome to work on anything you’d like, short stories, journaling, poetry, creative nonfiction, or anything else. We’ll provide an optional prompt for anyone who wants inspiration, but you’re free to work on your own project as well.
MTA Accessibility Presentation
Virtual
Join us for a presentation on accessibility in the MTA.This presentation will be given by the MTA’s Accessibility team, who will share information about accessibility at the MTA and new initiatives. After their presentation, there will be time to ask questions and share any feedback on the MTA’s accessibility priorities.
Train ID 2 - Atlantic Terminal/LIRR Vanderbilt Yard
Downtown Brooklyn
Get ready for a tour of Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic Terminal and a brief walk in the area around the Vanderbilt Yards! In this event, we will be walking around the station while we learn about the history of the station and how it has served downtown Brooklyn over the years and what trains run on this line! To accommodate as many people as we can for this event, please only reserve for one of the two train walks.
Women's Group - Silent Disco
Downtown Brooklyn
Join us for the Women's Group Silent Disco! A Silent Disco is where music is played through special headphones so that each individual can choose the volume and take breaks whenever they wish. We will begin the afternoon with introductions and a quick ice breaker. After this, folks will be able to dance by themselves or others, mingle, and/or hang out in the quiet room. Food and refreshment will be provided. Dancing is highly encouraged, but certainly not required!
ASL Workshop
Chelsea
In the workshop with a deaf signing teacher, you will learn basic ASL grammar, vocabulary, fingerspelling, and Deaf culture! This workshop is for beginners to learn and develop expressive and receptive signing skills. The ASL instructor is Youmee Lee, a deaf certified teacher based in New York City. She has taught at K-12 schools, colleges, organizations, and museums.
During this workshop, there will be no speaking/voicing!
Employment & Autism - Networking Event
Virtual
Join us for the final session in our employment series! The topic of the day: Networking!
We’ll start with introductions, then a short guided discussion on our experiences networking, sharing tips and answering questions. After, we’ll go into breakout rooms and do speed-networking icebreakers with small groups of 3-4. This is a good chance to practice your networking skills and discuss workplace challenges with other attendees. This will be a fun, supportive event to close off our series!
LGBTQ Group - Holiday Chat!
Virtual
Join us for a relaxed meetup with the LGBTQ group! Log on with some food/snacks for a Zoom Queer Friendsgiving. Holidays can be difficult for some of us. While we eat we’ll talk about our holiday experiences, your life as a queer person, and what you’re thankful for. This will be a low-pressure event!
Friendsgiving Movie Night
LIC, Queens
We’re renting out a small indie theater for a private movie screening just for our members! Our movie choice will be announced soon! Celebrate the holiday season with friends in our community. We will spend some time mingling before the movie begins, our host will give some intros and announcements, and we’ll start the film!
Virtual Body Doubling
Virtual
Need some support cleaning your apartment, doing chores, or organizing your space? Have some work you really need to get done? Join us for a virtual body doubling event! Many of us struggle with initiating/completing a task that may be uninteresting to us, such as cleaning our room/home. Body Doubling - or having a partner do a task alongside us, can help tremendously!
View upcoming public events, and past member events below! Member-only events are published on this calendar after they occur, for member privacy. To find dates on upcoming events listed above, you must be a member. Join us here!
Virtual: Body Doubling
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Need some support cleaning your apartment, doing chores, or organizing your space? Have some work you really need to get done?
On Monday, October 26th at 7:00PM, join us for a virtual body doubling event!
Many of us struggle with initiating/completing a task that may be uninteresting to us, such as cleaning our room/home. Body Doubling - or having a partner do a task alongside us, can help tremendously!
We will start with our introductions, ask what folks are working on today, then spend the rest of the meetup getting stuff done together! And participants are welcome to ask cleaning/work/spoon management questions during the meetup, or just socialize while cleaning!
Webcam welcome but not required!
Train ID 2 (LIRR Jamaica Station)
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: Jamaica, Queens
DESCRIPTION:
Get ready for a tour of Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station! In this event, we will be walking around the station while we learn about the history of the station and how it is the centerpoint for LIRR operations. We will see lots of train action throughout the station! Whether you’re an avid fan of trains or you want to learn more about Jamaica Station, this event is for you!
This event may be overstimulating, as there will be car traffic, loud diesel locomotive noises/horns/bells and so on. We’d recommend bringing headphones, earbuds, or any other sensory tools you need!
This event will involve a lot of walking throughout the station and going up and down the stairs. Please bring light snacks/water as needed.
PAUSE - Fall Mini-Pumpkin Decorating
P.A.U.S.E is a space for friendship and community that doesn’t revolve around speech!
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.
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Come decorate a mini-pumpkin with us!
You can paint your pumpkin, draw on it with markers, or put stickers on it. We will have real pumpkins and foam pumpkins.
After you finish your pumpkin, you can do more fun fall-themed and Halloween crafts that we will have.
This will be a calm and friendly event. Come meet other Autistic adults and have a good time!
Plant ID Walk 2 - Governors Island
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: Governors Island.
DESCRIPTION:
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 one of the two dates.
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.
Virtual: Employment & Autism - Non-Traditional Work
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Friday, October 23rd at 6:00PM for our employment series! The topic of the day: Non Traditional Work.
Non-traditional employment can include part time work, contract, freelance, gigwork, seasonal and temp positions. We’ll go over our experiences and the issues that may arise, including finances, benefits, health insurance, etc. At 6 we’ll start with our intros, and then get into our discussion, guided by some readings/resources and questions.
Write Together
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: Williamsburg
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a relaxed writing session where we’ll spend time writing together! You’re welcome to work on anything you’d like, short stories, journaling, poetry, creative nonfiction, or anything else. We’ll provide an optional prompt for anyone who wants inspiration, but you’re free to work on your own project as well. At the end of the session, there will be an optional opportunity to share your writing with the group.
Women's Group - Fall Movie Night
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: East Williamsburg/Bushwick
DESCRIPTION:
On Sunday, October 18, join us for our Women’s Group Fall Movie Night! The movie we’re watching is TBD. Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks, as well as a blanket if you want to get cozy. The movie will start promptly, so be sure to plan ahead. If you are sensitive to audio volume, we recommend bringing earplugs or headphones.
Attendees may NOT bring outside alcoholic beverages.
Disability Pride Parade
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: Madison Square
DESCRIPTION:
Sunday, Oct 19th is the 2025 Disability Pride NYC Parade, organized by Disability Pride NYC. Join us as we walk together as a group to celebrate disability pride and represent our nonprofit Autistic Adults NYC! This year’s theme, Together We Build, looks ahead to the 50th anniversary of the historic 1977 Section 504 sit-ins and honors the solidarity and collective action that helped change disability rights history.
We will gather at 10 PM. When the walk ends at 12, there’s the option to join the block party at union square park. We will have a table there and share information to the public about AANYC!
Plant ID Walk 1 - Governors Island
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LOCATION: Governors Island.
DESCRIPTION:
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 one of the two dates.
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.
Virtual: Community Forum
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Join us on October 16th for our next Community Forum! We have these forums 4 times a year. 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!
Virtual: Crafting Meeting
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!
DESCRIPTION:
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.
Virtual: Women's Group - Real Stories, Real Connection
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a welcoming, virtual social gathering created for Autistic adult women to connect through the power of lived experience. This will primarily focus on the experience of late-identified/diagnosed autistic women, with discussion questions to help guide the discussion so that we can connect over our personal discoveries.
Whether your autism was self identified or formally diagnosed later in life, this is an opportunity to share your story, listen to others, celebrate personal discoveries, and enjoy meaningful conversation in a relaxed, non therapeutic space. Come as you are, connect with women who understand, and leave feeling a little less alone.
Virtual: Fall & Halloween Trivia
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!
DESCRIPTION:
On Friday, October 9th, join AANYC for a virtual trivia night! We’ll be celebrating fall and Halloween with seasonal questions in a relaxed, non-competitive setting.
Virtual: Game Night - Among Us
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a night of deception, teamwork, and hilarious betrayals at our Among Us Game Event! Whether you're a master detective or a sneaky impostor, this event is your chance to test your strategy, communication, and survival skills!
Note: This event requires ownership of the Among Us video game, which costs $5 on PC/consoles, or free on mobile devices (Android/iOS).
Virtual: Employment & Autism - Burnout
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00PM for our employment series! The topic of the day: Burnout.
During the event, we’ll go over what burnout is, what it can look like, our experiences dealing with burnout, and how to manage and prevent it. We’ll focus on our experiences with burnout surrounding work, but those who’d like to discuss burnout at school and other settings are welcome as well! At 7 we’ll start with our intros, and then get into our discussion, guided by some readings/resources and questions.
Arts & Crafts Hangout (Bronx)
Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: West Farms, Bronx.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Sunday, October 4th, for an afternoon of arts & crafts! No prior experience needed! Feel free to bring along any projects you’ve been working on at home or start something from scratch! Supplies will be provided.
Train ID 1 (LIRR Jamaica Station)
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: Jamaica, Queens
DESCRIPTION:
Get ready for a tour of Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station! In this event, we will be walking around the station while we learn about the history of the station and how it is the centerpoint for LIRR operations. We will see lots of train action throughout the station! Whether you’re an avid fan of trains or you want to learn more about Jamaica Station, this event is for you!
This event may be overstimulating, as there will be car traffic, loud diesel locomotive noises/horns/bells and so on. We’d recommend bringing headphones, earbuds, or any other sensory tools you need!
This event will involve a lot of walking throughout the station and going up and down the stairs. Please bring light snacks/water as needed.
TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
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: Midtown.
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday October 3rd at 12pm join us for our monthly in-person 60 minute TCTSY class led by AANYC member and certified yoga instructor, Heidi.
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. 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 might 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.
Degenerates: Relaxed Performance
Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Midtown.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Degeneretes, courtesy of Playwrights Horizons!
We will meet at the theater and receive a free lunch. If you have any dietary restrictions or would not like to eat, please let us know by filling out the form on Circle with your RSVP. After lunch we will watch the performance together. Please be sure to arrive at the theater on time.
From the writer and director of Initiative (Vulture's Best Theater of 2025)
The boys are fucked. And they know it. In their own obscure corner of the internet, they offer each other proof that the game is rigged against men: it was over before it began, they will never be loved, better just to lay down and rot. When an unexpected relationship begins to form, the consequences of the boys’ fatalism are made painfully clear. Degenerates offers a telescopic, darkly funny view of one insular community, formed on the bedrock of shared and infinite miseries.
Virtual: Body Doubling
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Need some support cleaning your apartment, doing chores, or organizing your space? Have some work you really need to get done?
On Monday, September 28th at 7:00PM, join us for a virtual body doubling event!
Many of us struggle with initiating/completing a task that may be uninteresting to us, such as cleaning our room/home. Body Doubling - or having a partner do a task alongside us, can help tremendously!
We will start with our introductions, ask what folks are working on today, then spend the rest of the meetup getting stuff done together! And participants are welcome to ask cleaning/work/spoon management questions during the meetup, or just socialize while cleaning!
Webcam welcome but not required!
The Great Gatsby: Autism Friendly Performance
Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Midtown
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for an Autism Friendly Performance of The Great Gatsby. We were kindly donated tickets to this performance from TDF.
About the Show: Based on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the musical The Great Gatsby takes place in the seaside communities of 1920s Long Island, NY. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway, who becomes involved in the lives of socialites Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan. While Gatsby attempts to rekindle his relationship with Daisy, Nick marvels at their wealthy lifestyle. He soon learns that money can’t buy the most important things in life.
Virtual: Game Night - Gartic Phone
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Prepare for a night of unpredictable fun, creativity, and nonstop laughter! Come along and bring your artistic skills in a game of Gartic Phone, where you and others take turns drawing prompts.
Gartic Phone is a free, web-based game which can be played on a phone, tablet, or computer.
Virtual: Employment & Autism - The Workplace & Accommodations
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!
DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Thursday, September 24th for our employment series! The topic for the evening: The Workplace.
During the event, we’ll share our experiences with coworkers/supervisors and other professional settings, including maintaining relationships, disclosure, accommodations, and more. We’ll also go over handing discrimination and advocating for ourselves.
At 6 we’ll start with our intros, and then get into our discussion, guided by some readings and questions. We’ll also go over future topics, and brainstorm ideas for future events.
(Public Event) Virtual: Exploring Autism - Late Diagnosis
Non-members RSVP Here!
DESCRIPTION:
Welcome to another Exploring Autism session!
This session, we’ll be talking about late diagnosis in autistic people and what the autistic experience can look like in adulthood.
We’ll explore what autism can look like in people who are diagnosed later in life, discuss helpful supports and resources for late-diagnosed autistic people, and learn more about the Autistic Adults NYC community.
This session is open to the public, so friends, family members, professionals, and other allies are all welcome to join us. Whether you’re autistic, recently diagnosed, supporting someone who is, or simply interested in learning more, come connect, share, and learn about the autistic experience from autistic people themselves.
This will be a relaxed, low-pressure event led by our founder, Sy’Aire. Please note this isn’t a therapeutic or clinical session, and we won’t be providing professional services.
Trans & Gender Non Conforming Group
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LOCATION: Midtown
DESCRIPTION:
Join other Trans & Gender Non-Conforming Autistic adults as we build puzzles and play games! We will start with introductions, then move on to the main activity. A variety of jigsaw puzzles and games will be provided, but members may also bring their own!
Food Workshop
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LOCATION: Chelsea
DESCRIPTION:
Do you struggle with cooking, nutrition, meal planning, or just figuring out how to feed yourself?
Join us for a relaxed, autism-friendly workshop about food and eating as autistic adults. We’ll talk about common challenges around cooking and feeding ourselves, share strategies that can make things easier, and explore ways to work with our individual needs and preferences.
The main activity will be creating your own Safe Foods Cookbook! You’ll put together a mini personalized cookbook filled with easy, reliable foods and simple recipes that work for you.
We’ll wrap up with a short, hands-on demo of an easy, low-stress food that we’ll make together and eat. No fancy cooking skills required!
TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
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LOCATION: Midtown
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday September 19th at 12pm join us for our monthly in-person 60 minute TCTSY class led by AANYC member and certified yoga instructor, Heidi.
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. 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 might 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. Please take off your shoes before entering the yoga room. There are shelves and trays for shoes by the elevators, or you can carry them into the room and leave them next to your mat during the class.
Virtual: Men's Group - Well Beyond Empty
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DESCRIPTION:
What happens when you are already exhausted, but work, relationships, responsibilities, sensory demands, and expectations keep coming?
In this 90-minute Autistic Adults NYC Men’s Group, we will explore fatigue, autistic burnout, masking, endless demands, masculinity, and rest.
This is a structured discussion, not a lecture. Peter will introduce each topic, ask clear questions, and offer optional Gestalt exercises focused on what you notice in the moment.
You are invited to share your own experience using “I” statements. Speaking is always optional. You may listen, move, stim, take a break, or participate in whatever way is needed.
Autistic Adults NYC Community Guidelines and confidentiality apply throughout the group.
Virtual: Employment & Autism - Interviews
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DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Thursday, September 14th at 6:00PM for our employment series! The topic for the evening: Interviews.
During the event, we’ll share our experiences of doing job interviews, discuss strategies on managing nerves/navigating conversation, and go over topics like autism disclosure and tips for a successful interview.
At 6 we’ll start with our intros, and then get into our discussion, guided by some readings and questions.
Museum of the Moving Image
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LOCATION: Astoria, Queens
DESCRIPTION:
On Sunday, September 13th at 11:45am, join us at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens!
The Museum of the Moving Image is focused on art, history, technique and technology of film, television, and digital media. Exhibits include the Jim Henson exhibition, Horrible Sites: Makeup and Production Design for The Exorcist, and the Media Game Lab.
We will meet up, do quick introductions, and then walk through the museum’s exhibits at a comfortable pace. When the event officially ends, you’re welcome to join us for an optional lunch at a nearby restaurant.