Women with Autism Group is open to women — heterosexual, lesbian/gay, trans, and nonbinary — who are autistic or who think they may be autistic.
We assume we will have mostly women living in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area, but since it is to be mainly an online group, we welcome women from much further away if they have a working computer and Zoom capabilities.
A formal diagnosis is not required.
The group was formerly known as the D.C. Area Autistic Women’s, Nonbinary, and Marginalized Genders Group.
If you would like to join the Women with Autism Group, please visit this link, where you can subscribe to receive e-mail updates or join the Discord server to chat with the group.
All our Zoom events are strictly confidential. There is to be no recording or transcribing, in part or in whole, of any Zoom event.
The Women with Autism Group will meet via Zoom at the following dates and times. Zoom meeting links will be shared in the AAGW e-mail group.
The Women with Autism Group usually meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month, from 4 p.m. thru 5:30 p.m.
The discussion topics listed below are subject to change:
- Sunday, July 20, 2025 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — 28th Monthly Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Whether or not our milestones are the same as less or more disabled peers?”- Driving
- Marriage
- Having a child
- Sunday, August 17, 2025 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — 29th Monthly Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Childhood experiences vs adulthood”- How one’s perspective changes from childhood to adulthood
- Experiences of different generations
- Behavioral expectations
- How sensory issues change from childhood to adulthood
- Sunday, September 21, 2025 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — 30th Monthly Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Helpful Apps and Tools”- Which apps help you with organization and time management?
- What tools do you use for sensory management or relaxation?
- Can you recommend technology that supports communication and social interaction?
- How have these apps or tools positively impacted your daily life?
- Are there any resources you’d like to explore but haven’t yet?
- Sunday, October 19, 2025 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — 31st Monthly Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Hobbies and Favorite Things”- Hobbies
- Favorite YouTubers/writers
- Favorite literature
- Sunday, November 16, 2025 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — 32nd Monthly Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Self-Care”- Sense of self/self-esteem/self-care
- Identifying/naming feelings
- Types of therapy that are neurodiversity affirming
- Sharing resources / building an autism friendly list of medical and other professionals
- Sunday, December 14, 2025 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — 33rd Monthly Zoom Meeting
Discussion Topic: “Stimming and Sensory Sensitivity”- Sensory issues
- Driving and avoiding sensory heavy environments
- Stimming behaviors