Most of our groups are for people living in the Reading area; however, we do offer a couple of options for people living anywhere in the UK.
Our groups are welcoming spaces where you can meet other autistic adults in a supportive, autism-positive setting. We run a variety of groups depending on the resources we have available and the interests of our members. We currently run mixed and women’s peer support groups, a craft group, an LGBTQ+ group, a monthly informal drop-in, and we have an allotment. Please note that because of the way we are funded, we are currently only able to offer most of these groups to people who live in and around Reading.
When you contact AutAngel about joining us, we’ll offer you an informal introductory chat, either in person or online, with one of our staff members, just to get to know you a little and so that you can ask any questions you have about us.
After joining AutAngel you can decide which groups you’d like to attend.
Whilst we would love to be able to offer free access to our groups, our funding constraints mean that we ask members to make a contribution: an initial £5 to join, and then for ongoing donations, we suggest between £5 and £50 a month according to your means. If this is unaffordable for you, please talk to us, We do not want to exclude anyone on the basis of inability to donate.
For people who live in and around Reading
Online groups
Women’s peer support group – currently runs on Zoom at 7-8pm on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
General peer support group – open to all members of the AutAngel community, this groups runs monthly on Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Queer peer support group – a safe space for members who are LGBTQ+, this group currently runs on Zoom monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-8pm.
Young adults group –a space for younger autistic adults who might be students or early in their career, perhaps in their 20s or 30s. It used to be called the Under 30s group, but we’ve (re)discovered that people don’t fit into neat boxes based on chronological age! The group meets fortnightly on Friday from 7-8pm.
Men’s group – runs monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 7.30-9pm.
Book group – runs monthly on the 4th Thursday of the month, from 7.30-9pm.
Online body doubling – weekly on Thursday morning from 11-noon.
Dungeons and Dragons – monthly on the 2nd Saturday, from 2-5pm.
In-person groups
Most in-person groups (with the exception of the allotment group and general peer support group) are held at our office in Caversham.
General peer support group – currently not on a fixed date – it happens, but dates and venues vary.
Women’s peer support group – monthly on the 1st Tuesday of the month 7.30-9pm
Craft group – alternate Thursday mornings 10.30-12.
Monthly Saturday drop in – an informal drop in group at the office, this runs from 3-5pm on the 4th Saturday of the month.
Allotment group – a facilitated group meeting at our allotment in Reading on alternate Saturdays and Wednesdays (Saturdays only during winter months). Individual members of the group are welcome to visit the allotment and do a spot of gardening, harvesting and watering! The allotment group is currently open to new members. Please email us at info@autangel.org.uk if you are interested in joining us.
For people outside our area
Our online Queer support group and our Young Adults group (see above in Reading groups for details about these groups) are also open to people who don’t live locally to us. Please sign up here if you’d be interested in joining, but don’t live in our area.