Full Spectrum Agency Autistic Adults Meetup

We are gaming again at the offices of My Relationships Project!

Hey there! We love to play board games and try something new. We find it easier to socialize within the framework of a game.

Anyone can join! We often team up when we aren’t familiar with the rules. We play many different kinds of games.
There is always an option to watch how it works from the side-lines or play something else at a different table. You can bring your own game or play one of the games from our stock pile.

The event will run from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM.

BTW: My Relationships Project (MRP) is a mental health and social support services organization dedicated to delivering strengths-based, neurodivergent-affirming care that advances autonomy, inclusion, and equitable access to education, employment, relationships, community participation, and wellness.
https://myrelationshipsproject.com/

MRP has moved into their beautiful new offices at 818 W. Eleven Mile Rd in Royal Oak MI. There is plenty of parking behind their building. To access the parking lot, use the either side street (Maple Ave or Maxwell Ave) to access the gravel alley and look for the MRP sign on the back door. Please walk around and enter at the front of the building. We will be gaming in the common area in the back of the building.

Thank you very much, MRP!

Event Check List:
- Sensory Friendly Location, where we control the light, noise, and temperature. [check]
- Selection of adaptable games for all interests and abilities. [check]
- Friendly people that get you. [check]

# Imagining the Future of Our FSA Community

Please read the full event description (or at least scan it so you know what to expect). I realize it is long, but it helps if people come prepared for the visioning activity and understand that the potluck itself doesn’t start until about 2pm. We also still need volunteers to help with the event. Our needs are outlined toward the end of the post. The full post includes:

• Event description
• Meeting agenda and visioning activity description
• Volunteer requests

What kind of community do we want Full Spectrum Agency to become?

We’re inviting Full Spectrum members to come together for a group visioning session to imagine the future of our community.

Rather than starting with what we currently do, we’ll begin by imagining what we would love FSA to become. What would make this a community where Autistic people feel connected, valued, supported, and empowered to shape the things we do together?

We’ll break into small groups to share our individual visions, find the main themes, then come back together to discover where those themes overlap with other groups. This is the beginning of our shared vision.

Our goal is to work together to help guide the future of FSA. We don’t need to agree on everything, and we don’t need to figure out all the details or make final decisions during this meeting.

Please come prepared to share your thoughts, but participation is always voluntary. You’re welcome to listen, write your ideas, or participate in whatever way works best for you. You can also share your thoughts in our Virtual Village if that works better for you.

The member meeting will run from approximately 12–2 p.m., with a potluck from about 2-4pm.

Meeting Structure

We’ll use a community-centered format designed to give everyone opportunities to participate and help shape our shared vision.

1. Gathering & Introductions: Welcome, settle in, and briefly introduce ourselves.

2. Opening Meditation or Grounding Activity: Take a few minutes to arrive, connect with the group, and prepare to imagine possibilities together.

3. Introduction to Visioning: We’ll explain the purpose of the activity and share guiding questions.

4. Small-Group Visioning
We’ll break into small groups to discuss our hopes and ideas for FSA. Each group can record its ideas using notes, a shared document, or a visual format.

Questions to consider:

• What would our ideal FSA community look and feel like?
• What would members experience when they participate?
• What would we do together?
• What would make this community meaningful to us?

5. Sharing Our Visions: Each small group will share the main themes and ideas that emerged from its conversation.

6. Finding Our Common Ground
As a full group, we’ll look for themes that appear across multiple visions.

• What themes are shared among all or most groups?
• What ideas seem especially meaningful to several people?
• Where do our visions differ, and what can we learn from those differences?
• What would we most like to explore further?

We’ll capture the shared themes and ideas so they can help inform future community conversations and planning.

7. Closing Reflection & Evaluation
Before we end, we’ll take some time to reflect:

• What worked for you in this session?
• What could have worked better?
• What would you like to see at a future meeting?

8. Closing Meditation

9. Potluck & Social Time
Stay afterward to share food and enjoy time together!

Help Us Share the Work!
A major part of building a collaborative, member-led community is practicing shared leadership rather than having one person, or a small handful of volunteers, do everything.

We’re looking for members who are willing to take on one or more of the following roles for the meeting:

• Co-facilitator – Help guide the meeting and keep the discussion moving. Help virtual participants work through the visioning questions and make space for everyone who wants to contribute.
• Note Takers – Record ideas, themes, and action items, including shared ideas on a flip chart or in a shared document. Share the notes on Circle after the meeting.
• Opening Meditation Leader – Lead the opening meditation or grounding activity.
• Closing Meditation Leader – Lead the closing meditation.
• Meeting Reminder Coordinator – Contact people to remind them about the meeting and answer questions.
• Potluck Setup Team – Help set up the meeting space and food. Multiple people can share this role.
• Cleanup Team – Help clean up after the meeting. Multiple people can share this role.
• Activity/Game Organizer – Organize an activity or game for the gathering or potluck.

You don’t need to be an experienced leader to take on a role. One purpose of these meetings is to create opportunities for members to contribute in ways that match their interests, strengths, and capacity.

If you’re interested in helping with one of these roles, please let us know when you RSVP or send a direct message to the meeting organizer.

Come Help Us Imagine What's Possible!

Game night at the ASPPIRE office hosted by Aileen Hecht.

Join us for a relaxed evening of tabletop games and community! Bring a favorite game or try something new. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or haven't played a tabletop game in years, you're welcome to join in.

Come play, watch, chat, or just hang out.

You can learn more about ASPPIRE at https://asppire.org/.

Join us for the Full Spectrum Agency for Autistic Adults Town Hall Meeting!

Our group is unique and special in that we are a community of peers that operates more like a cooperative than a traditional nonprofit business. Thank you to everyone who has supported our community by volunteering, contributing to group discussions, or donating to support our programs.

At our Town Hall meeting, you will have an opportunity to tell us what programs and events you have enjoyed, what else you would like to see us offer in the future, any questions or concerns you may have regarding our community or programs in general, other feedback you may have involving our community (such as our Meetup and Full Spectrum Virtual Village spaces for example), and your ideas for supporting our community. There may also be general community updates for how things are going with Full Spectrum Agency.

We will record the session so our board can review the feedback you share to drive the future of our community. The recording will not be shared outside of Full Spectrum. We will not begin recording until at least five minutes past the start time to give everyone a chance to settle in before we start.