At this time of year, there are a handful of autistic-friendly events and groups taking place in Leeds. Some of them are from us, whilst others have provisions to make them more accessible to autistic adults.
In this guide, we list some events and groups that might be of interest.
Neuro-Queer Group
Yorkshire MESMAC’s Neuro-Queer Group is meeting in Bradford on Tuesday 16th December from 7pm-9pm. It is for LGBTQIA+ neurodivergent adults living in Bradford and nearby areas and is free to join.
If you would like to attend, please contact Char by email at c.dodsworth@mesmac.co.uk.
January’s Online Mental Health Peer Support Group
On Wednesday 7th January from 6pm-7pm, we are running our regular online monthly mental-health focused Peer Support Group. It is for autistic adults living in Bradford and Craven who get little or no funded support, taking place on Zoom.
It is free to join – if you have not made a referral to us before and want to take part, please complete our referral form. If you have already referred to us before and want to join, please email bradfordautismaim@advonet.org.ukand we will send the details to you.
Other festive events
Visit Bradford have a section of their website dedicated to free and paid-for events happening at Christmas: What’s on at Christmas. This includes a list of budget-friendly things to do, such as walks and carol singing.
You can also find a list of events on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom–bradford–5703/christmas/
Events in and around Skipton are on the Welcome to Skipton website: https://www.welcometoskipton.com/mec-category/christmas/
For the Yorkshire Dales (including Craven), there is a list of events on their website: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events/list/page/2/