[Community] Setting up a low-key social group for Autistic & ADHD adults in Lower Hutt & Petone (Neuro Inspire)
Hey Lower Hutt,
We’re in the process of starting up Neuro Inspire Wellington—a peer-led group for independent adults (18+) on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, or AuDHD.
We’re posting to see if there's interest in the community for this kind of group. A lot of existing spaces focus heavily on structured activities that make it hard to actually get to know people. We want to focus on social connection, building confidence being out around people, and making genuine friends.
We plan to be mostly centred around Petone and Lower Hutt, with occasional meetups in Wellington city.
The idea is to host low-pressure catchups in quiet spaces (libraries, parks, quiet cafes) where you can sit down, chat about your week, share struggles and wins, and connect with people who get it—with zero pressure to mask. Eventually with grants we'd like to also organize meetups for quiz nights and other activities/hobbies that might be of interest to the group!
We haven't hosted our first meetup yet, as we're currently gauging interest to see if locals would want a space like this.
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, drop a comment or search for us on Meetup and Facebook to connect:
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/neuro-inspire-wellington-autism-adhd-community/