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  • Let’s Get Away, Together!

    Recurring

    This series is comprised of interactive sessions with each week focusing on a new place or cultural activity, while incorporating storytelling, music, poetry writing, and/or a simple craft. Each session will include a follow-up message filled with tips, activities, and recipes for families to continue to enjoy after the virtual trip. The focus of each group is to explore a new world, experience a variety of engaging opportunities, and enjoy a sense of camaraderie and community.

    Aug 4th – Let’s Celebrate the Birthday and Music of Louis Armstrong!
    Aug 11th – Let’s Explore the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Art!
    Aug 18th – Encore! – Let’s Discover More Unusual Sea Creatures!
    Aug 25th – Let’s Experience Candy Evolution Throughout History!
    Sept 1st – Let’s Discover the Excitement of Amusement Parks Around the World!
    Sept 8th – Let’s Hike Through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!
    Sept 15th – Let’s Discover Some of Nature’s Unusual Animals!
    Sept 22nd – Let’s Travel Through the Majesty of Italy’s Cathedrals!

    Free

  • Support Group for Teens (17-19)

    AANE is offering an 6-week virtual group for Autistic and Neurodivergent teens aged 17-19. This group is designed to provide teens with a safe space to feel connected to and engage with each other while practicing their social skills in a facilitated setting. The group will be developed based on the interests and needs of the members.

    Dates

    September 1
    September 8
    September 15
    September 22
    September 29
    October 6
    October 13
    October 20

    $180

  • LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat (hybrid)

    Recurring
    LIFE Living Independence for Everyone (Savannah) 4811 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA

    Are you a person with a disability living in one of LIFE's service counties*? Then please join us on the first and second Thursday of each month for the LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat
    Living with a disability can be challenging - but you’re not alone. This welcoming space is for people with disabilities in LIFE’s 20-county service area (including Screven and Savannah) to share, listen, and connect.
    When: First and Second Thursday of each month
    Where: On Zoom or in person at LIFE, Inc. – 4811 Waters Ave., Savannah (Medical Arts Center, next to Blitz45)
    for the Zoom login information, please call 912.920.2414.

    LIFE-Line chats are safe, supportive, and exclusively for individuals with disabilities. We’d love for you to join us!
    *Counties served: Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne.

  • Women on the Spectrum Social Support Group

    Recurring

    Spectrum has partnered with Emory School of Nursing in starting a Women Only Group for women ages 18 and up with HFA/Asperger's, focusing on sharing challenges and successes of transition, supporting one another, and building friendships for success. This group meets twice monthly via Zoom, first and 3rd Fridays. Contact Dr. Susan Brasher to be added to the email notification list and for an invitation to join the private FaceBook page (Emory PCORI Young Women on the Autism Spectrum Group) susan.n.brasher@emory.edu

    RSVP for the Women Only monthly virtual meeting. Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month, 5-6 pm.

  • Support Group for Adults

    This single-session group meets on the first Saturday of each month and is for post-high school adults who are Autistic or who suspect they are Autistic. Formerly known as the Portland Maine Support Group for Adults, this group meets online and adults anywhere are welcome to attend.

    Free

  • Support Group for BIPOC Adults

    This is our support group for Autistic people of color (18+). These spaces are peer-led and provide an opportunity for participants to explore how their multiple identities show up and address their specific needs, by sharing experiences and offering support to one another. We are running these meetings through the winter and then will determine the next steps for future programming based on interest and feedback.

    Free

  • Let’s Get Away, Together!

    Recurring

    This series is comprised of interactive sessions with each week focusing on a new place or cultural activity, while incorporating storytelling, music, poetry writing, and/or a simple craft. Each session will include a follow-up message filled with tips, activities, and recipes for families to continue to enjoy after the virtual trip. The focus of each group is to explore a new world, experience a variety of engaging opportunities, and enjoy a sense of camaraderie and community.

    Aug 4th – Let’s Celebrate the Birthday and Music of Louis Armstrong!
    Aug 11th – Let’s Explore the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Art!
    Aug 18th – Encore! – Let’s Discover More Unusual Sea Creatures!
    Aug 25th – Let’s Experience Candy Evolution Throughout History!
    Sept 1st – Let’s Discover the Excitement of Amusement Parks Around the World!
    Sept 8th – Let’s Hike Through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!
    Sept 15th – Let’s Discover Some of Nature’s Unusual Animals!
    Sept 22nd – Let’s Travel Through the Majesty of Italy’s Cathedrals!

    Free

  • Community Connection Session for Parents/Families of Children/Teens/Young Adults (through age 22)

    This event is to help parents with an Autistic child. If you’re unsure how to provide structure with kids out of school, need some self-care, or if you’re feeling isolated from other adults and the community, drop into our community support sessions to connect with other parents. Sessions will be facilitated by AANE’s Individual and Family Services staff who know firsthand the need to maintain a balance for ourselves and our children when life brings the unexpected.

    Free

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Women (50+)

    This 8-session support group is designed for autistic or similarly neurodivergent women over 50. Through this support group, women can build an ongoing connection with a small community of other women. Members will have an opportunity to voice their concerns and frustrations, celebrate victories, and engage in mutual support. Common topics of discussion are:

    Late diagnosis
    Masking/camouflaging
    Sensory sensitivities/overloads
    Relationships
    Self-care
    Empathy
    Executive functioning

    *Please note that these meetings will not be recorded.
    Dates

    September 8
    September 15
    September 22
    September 29
    October 6
    October 13
    October 27
    November 3
    AANE can offer participants a reduced fee or free registration through the Jody Acford Memorial Fund. As long as space remains, no one requesting financial aid will be turned away. To request financial aid, send an email to events@aane.org.

    $100

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Partners of Autistic Individuals

    This 8-session support group offers a supportive space for allistic (non-autistic) partners of autistic individuals to connect, share experiences, and learn together. Sessions include time to share experiences, brainstorm strategies, and learn about neurodiverse relationships. Join us to gain insight, build connection, and navigate your partnership with greater confidence, understanding, and empathy. This is not a group for partners to attend together.

    *Please note that these meetings will not be recorded.
    Dates

    September 9
    September 23
    October 7
    October 21
    November 4
    November 18
    December 2
    December 16

    $180

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Women (40-60)

    This support group is designed for Autistic women (40-60) looking to build an ongoing connection with a small community of other women. This support group also gives women an opportunity to voice their concerns and frustrations and lets them acknowledge hard-won and unexpected victories. Common topics of discussion are:

    Masking/camouflaging
    Sensory sensitivities/overloads
    Relationships
    Self-care
    Empathy
    Dates

    September 9
    September 23
    October 7
    October 21
    November 4
    November 18
    December 2
    December 16
    AANE can offer participants a reduced fee or free registration through the Jody Acford Memorial Fund. As long as space remains, no one requesting financial aid will be turned away. To request financial aid, send an email to events@aane.org.

    $100

  • Multi-Session Beginner Dungeons & Dragons Group for Adults

    Come learn the basics of tabletop roleplaying from an experienced Dungeon Master. During this 8 week campaign of Dungeons and Dragons using the D&D 2024 Handbook you will be guided through an adventure that will introduce you to the gameplay and storytelling of the world’s most popular roleplaying game! This is a great way to get involved in a new hobby that will give you the skills and confidence to join games with more experienced players and open the doors to a huge community.

    No previous tabletop gaming experience required. Players will need to be able to simultaneously use zoom and navigate D&D Beyond (website), with verbal and written directions. If you are unsure if this group is a good fit for you, or you are in need of specific accommodations, please email groups@aane.org.

    Please note that these dates are subject to fluctuation. You will have one set up 1:1 meeting with the facilitator and 7-8 group meetings of game play.
    September 9*
    September 16
    September 23
    September 30
    October 7
    October 14
    October 21
    October 28
    November 4
    AANE can offer participants a reduced fee or free registration through the Jody Acford Memorial Fund. As long as space remains, no one requesting financial aid will be turned away. To request financial aid, send an email to events@aane.org.

    $180