Community Autism Support & Advice - CASA

14/10/2026

✨It's our Young Adults Friendship Group this evening!
⏰ From 6.45pm to 8.15pm.
📍 We meet in the Tickner Studio at Abbeydale Community Centre, Gloucester, GL4 4BL.
A warm welcome is guaranteed. No need to book, just turn up, but if you'd like more information, email us via ✉ [email protected] or call 📞 01452 528491.
We look forward to seeing you there!

14/10/2026

💻 It's our Online Autistic Adults Drop-in this evening on Zoom!
📆 Every Wednesday ⏰ 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Our theme for tonight's online drop-in is Grounding Techniques - Managing Burnout
If you've been before, you can use the same Zoom link, or this short version:
https://tinyurl.com/casa-drop-in

14/10/2026

🎉It's been a week since the launch of our online community on Discord!

💻What is Discord?
Discord is a free online platform where people can connect, chat, and build communities. You can send messages, share pictures, join conversations, and even talk through voice or video calls if you like.

Our CASA server is a friendly and non-judgmental space for autistic adults connect with others, share interests, make friends, and support one another

A reminder for those who are thinking of joining our online community:
💜 You are welcome exactly as you are and you don’t have to mask here
💜 You can join the conversation at your own pace and there's no pressure to reply. Come and chat whenever you feel up to it!
💜 Taking time for yourself and protecting your social energy is always a priority Whether you need a few hours, a few days, or a much longer break, please look after yourself first. This community will still be here when you’re ready to reconnect

Scan the QR code to join or follow our discord invite link here: https://discord.gg/SzQXZWXNT

We look forward to seeing you on there!

13/10/2026

✨ It's our Autistic Adults Drop-In at Cheltenham today from noon until 2pm at The School House Cafe, St Paul's Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4EZ. A friendly welcome is guaranteed. No need to book, but if you have any questions, contact us via [email protected] ✨

06/10/2026

✨🎫 Would you like a FREE ticket to "How to Agree to Disagree" at Cheltenham Literature Festival this Saturday?

We have been kindly given 10 free tickets to giveaway to see Gabrielle Rifkind discuss practical tools and wisdom about conflict and how to prevent it from escalating.

These tickets are a first come first serve basis, to request for your free ticket, email us on [email protected] with the title "Free Ticket Request to How to Agree to Disagree". We will then send you details on how to obtain your ticket!

Details of the event:
"How to Agree to Disagree" by Gabrielle Rifkind
📍 The Cunard Stage, Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA
📆 Saturday 10th October 2026. 🕘 16:30-17:30

⌛ Limited tickets - put your request to us for your free ticket now! ⌛

06/10/2026

🎉The wait is finally over! 🎉
We are very excited to invite you to our online community on Discord. We hope our online community gives you the opportunity to connect with other autistic adults where you can share tips about sensory management and mental health, and talk about your interests and hobbies and more!

👭Need a body double for when you're doing a task? We have a body doubling scheduler channel too!

Follow our Discord Invite link here : https://discord.com/invite/DXm89rEQP
You can also search our server on: CASA_Gloucestershire

✉For more information, please contact us on [email protected]

01/10/2026

This Inclusion Gloucestershire exhibition next week looks really interesting! Do go along to take a look if you get the chance.

We would like to invite you to Inclusion Gloucestershire's exhibition, Hidden Disabilities, Visible Ableism.

This exhibition will be open from 5th - 9th October between 10:30am and 2:00pm each day at at The Gate ArtSpace, 21 Westgate Street, Gloucester. The Gate art space Gloucester Contemporary Artists

This powerful exhibition shares the lived experiences of people with non-visible disabilities through a collection of zines, highlighting the discrimination, misunderstanding, and barriers they face in everyday life, bringing people's stories to life. This has come as a result of our most recent piece of research looking into how ableism impacts the lives of people with non visible disabilities.

24/09/2026

⏳ The wait is almost over!! ⏳

✨ We’re VERY excited to announce that we're launching our brand-new CASA Discord community on Monday 5th October 2026! ✨

We're introducing an online space for autistic adults to connect, share experiences and be themselves authentically.

👀 Keep your eyes peeled because all the details on how to join are coming on the 5th!

Who’s ready to join our discord community?! 🙌

23/09/2026

✨This evening it's our fortnightly autistic adults drop-in at Littledean.
📍 We meet from 5pm to 7pm at The Barn, Littledean Tap House, Church Farm, Church Street, Littledean, Cinderford GL14 3NL.
📱 Call 01452 528491 or email [email protected] if you have any questions.
No need to book, just come along - a friendly welcome is guaranteed! ✨

23/09/2026

✨It's our fortnightly autistic adults drop-in at Tewkesbury today from 3:30pm-5:30pm
📍 We meet in the Rosado Lounge, 103-105 Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AB
📱 Call 01452 528491 or email [email protected] if you have any questions.
No need to book though, just come along - a friendly welcome is guaranteed! ✨