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  • Confident Advocacy with ChatGPT: A Parent’s Guide to Smarter IEP Support Confident Advocacy with ChatGPT: A Parent’s Guide to Smarter IEP Support

    This event is an educational session aimed at parents seeking to better support their child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) journey. It introduces how AI tools like ChatGPT can help parents research, prepare, and communicate more effectively during the IEP process. The session will provide practical guidance for using AI to empower confident advocacy.

    Free

  • Neurodiversity Is Beautiful Social Peer Group

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

    Neurodiversity Is Beautiful Social Peer Groups meets every Tuesday evening in person at LIFE, located at 4811 Waters Avenue in Savannah. This is not an open/drop-in group, you must register to participate.

    Empowering neurodiverse adults and young adults to develop a local support network of peer support.

    For more information or to register, please contact Heather at 240-328-8026.

  • Support Group for Women (18+)

    Recurring

    This bi-weekly multi-session support group is designed for autistic and similarly neurodivergent adult women (18+) who are looking to build an ongoing connection with other women. The group is primarily a space to learn about and discuss neurodivergence, and to explore related topics chosen by the group. Topics may include:

    Masking/camouflaging
    Sensory Sensitivities and Sensory Overload
    Relationships
    Self Care
    Empathy

    The group is structured to encourage everyone to share and participate in the discussion, with respect for all members prioritized.

    $100

  • Summer Dream Night

    Chattanooga Zoo 301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga, TN

    Dream Night is an event that welcomes all with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or special needs along with their families and caregivers. Dream Night is a no-cost, VIP event featuring your favorite furry friends!

    **This is a limited-capacity event. Please only reserve the number of tickets you are certain you will need to ensure that others can enjoy the event as well.**

  • WAZE for Parents & Professionals

    When it comes to planning for life after high school, it is important to think about working, learning, and living in our communities. These topics all play a part in the various paths a person may choose to take in pursuing their independent living goals.
    This training will provide basic information related to independent living and the services that are available.

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Parents of Adults (23-30)

    Recurring
    Virtual

    Description

    Description
    This multi-session support group is for parents who have an Autistic adult child 23-30 years of age. Other adult family caregivers may also register for this group. Multi-session support groups are ideal for parents and other adult family caregivers who want to go beyond sharing their stories with newcomers each time at open support group meetings.

    AANE support groups provide an opportunity for parents and family caregivers to voice their concerns and frustrations and celebrate hard-won and unexpected victories. Although each group will focus on different themes and questions, here are some of the most common ones:

    Now that your child is an adult, how do you support and/or parent without power?
    How do you keep the lines of communication open?
    How can you help the Autistic adult find and sustain work and live independently?
    How do you motivate them to expand their social network?
    What types of services have other families used and what were the results?
    How have other members tapped into health, income, housing, and other benefits?
    Dates
    March 25
    April 8
    April 22
    May 13
    May 27
    June 10
    June 24
    July 8

    $180

  • Camp Hollywood Lawrenceville

    Recurring
    McKendree United Methodist Church 1570 Lawrenceville Suwanee United Methodist, Lawrenceville, GA, United States

    FOCUS day camps offer the care children need – and the fun children deserve!

    Children with multiple disabilities have few opportunities to attend summer camp; their medical, physical, or cognitive needs cannot be managed by most camps. FOCUS cares about the safety of your child, while offering fun activities that everyone will love.

    $215

  • Social/Support Group for Young Adults (19-23)

    Recurring

    AANE is offering an 8-week virtual group for Autistic or Neurodivergent young adults aged 19-23. This group is designed to provide young adults navigating the transition between teenage years and adulthood 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

    May 7
    May 14
    May 21
    May 28
    June 4
    June 11
    June 18
    June 25

    $100

  • Multi-Session Social Group – Sports Talk & Analysis for Adults

    Recurring

    Whether you like to get out there and play, watch from the sidelines or just talk about sports, you’re welcome to join our social group – Sports Talk & Analysis. We’ll spend the first meeting deciding on future discussion topics/activities based on participants’ specific sports interests. Possible topics/activities include: sports questions, current events in sports, sports movies and shows, friendly GOAT (greatest of all time) debates and sharing sports memorabilia and collectibles.

    *Note: This group will be held online and discussion focused so we will not be playing any sports together.

    Free

  • Social/Support Group for Teens (14-16)

    Recurring

    AANE is offering an 8-week virtual group for Autistic and similarly Neurodivergent teens aged 14-16. This group provides a secure and inclusive environment where teens can foster connections and engage with one another in a facilitated setting
    Dates

    May 7
    May 14
    May 21
    May 28
    June 4
    June 11
    June 18
    June 25

    $180

  • Support Group for Adults

    Recurring

    This 8-meeting support group is for Autistic adults (18+) who are post k-12. Through this group, members can build an ongoing connection with a small community. AANE support groups give members an opportunity to celebrate successes and support each other through difficulties. Common topics of discussion are:

    Masking/camouflaging
    Sensory sensitivities/overloads
    Relationships
    Self-care
    Disclosure
    Work/jobs
    Intersectionality

    $100

  • Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Interest Group for Adults

    Recurring

    This interest group is intended for post-high school adults who fulfill the player pre-requisites outlined below:

    Participants need to have played Dungeons and Dragons before either at AANE or elsewhere.
    They must also be familiar with character creation, general rules of D&D Edition 5, cooperation within a team, and following campaign rules and storyline.
    Each participant is expected to attend all 8 meetings in order to help his/her team advance as far as possible in the campaign.
    This interest series will be using a campaign selected by the Dungeon Masters. Participants must agree to follow the rules of the campaign at all times.
    Because this is an interactive/collaborative game. Participants need to be able to participate fully in each game session.

    Please note that this is a two-step process (application and registration). If you are interested in this group, please submit the application above.

    $100