Welcome to the Largest Community of Autistic Adults in the DC–MD–VA Region
We are a thriving, highly engaged network of hundreds upon hundreds of autistic adults across the National Capital Region. Our community brings together people from all walks of life for connection, support, and empowerment.
Through a robust calendar of social events, peer support meetings, workshops, and networking opportunities, we help our members build meaningful relationships, access helpful resources, and advocate for a more inclusive world. Whether you’re seeking community, information, friendship, or a place to belong—you’ll find it here.
Next event:
Women with Autism Monthly Support Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Stimming and Sensory Sensitivity”
- Sensory issues
- Driving and avoiding sensory-heavy environments
- Stimming behaviors
Group membership
Group membership is open to adults over 18 years of age who live in the DC–MD–VA metropolitan area and who have, or believe they have, autism spectrum disorder. You do not need to have a formal diagnosis to join AAGW. If this is you and you’d like to join, register for our e-mail group or contact our officers.
While our Zoom support meetings and participation in the e-mail group are limited to members of our group, most of our social activities are open to family and friends.
Confidentiality Policy
All our events (including Zoom events) and e-mail group communications are strictly confidential. You may not record or transcribe, in part or in whole, any of our events (including Zoom events).
We maintain strict confidentiality of member identities and comments. To protect privacy in our e-mail group, many members use only their first names or use pseudonyms.
Future Events
Biweekly Zoom Chat
Monthly Support Meeting [Zoom]
Discussion Topic: “Coping with the Holidays”
Monthly Support Meeting [In-Person]
Discussion Topic: TBA
Calendar
You can add our events calendar to the Google Calendar or stock calendar apps on your phone or mobile device.
We also provide an iCal Feed for other calendar apps like Apple iCal, Microsoft Outlook, or Mozilla Thunderbird. (iOS/iPadOS/macOS users, use this link.)
Other Resources
In addition to our support meetings, we offer a supplementary resource list of additional autism-centered organizations, community programs, government resources, and therapists and diagnosticians.