What we’re about
ARTEMIS is a social/activity group for adult women and femmes, including diverse gender expression, of adult age* living in the New York City metro area who have either been formally or self-diagnosed with some form of autism -- whether aspergers, autism or related diagnoses. The group is organized by a woman with self-diagnosed aspergers in her 30s (not a mental health professional) and is loosely affiliated with GRASP, who’s role is helping to pay the meetup fees and providing some spaces to meet only. <br>
THIS IS NOT A GROUP FOR PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN unless of course they themselves are on the spectrum. <br>
Connect with other women and others with similar backgrounds and communication styles through get-togethers, creative expression workshops, visits to museums and other cool places around the city, and whatever other activities that the group would be interested in doing -- I would love to have people suggest things they'd like to do in the future and help to plan events or happenings if they are interested in doing so. <br>
ARTEMIS aims to be a non-judgemental, drama-free zone where you can feel safe to be yourself and relax with other people who "get it" with the eventual goal of building a small group of friends. I will aim to plan a meet-up once a month and the meetups will be mostly in manhattan or the boroughs of NYC. <br>
This group is an LGBTQ safe space, meaning, among others, trans women, genderqueer, non-binary people are entirely welcome, however the space maintains a primarily feminine culture and energy. <br>
Please read the group ground rules before joining, they can be found here: https://www.meetup.com/ARTEMIS/pages/199469... <br>
Read and learn more about autism in women by checking out these articles on the resource page: https://www.meetup.com/ARTEMIS/pages/199469... <br>
<br>*if you are younger than 18, you can also join the group but please message me first. <br>