DC Peers Virtual Bulletin Board 2026 by Catherine Robertson

Free online life skills and independent living courses for autistic people

mayarazdan2003 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

The nonprofit Autism Grown Up has created 3 free online self-paced courses about life skills and independent living for autistic people on the Life Course Library website. All courses were created for autistic self-advocates, and can be used by caregivers and professionals to guide access to self-advocates who need more supports.

Molehill Mountain: A free app for autistic people to understand and self-manage anxiety

mayarazdan2003 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

Molehill Mountain is a free app to help autistic people understand and self-manage anxiety. It's based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) adapted for autistic people.

Animi: A free app to improve emotional understanding and awareness

mayarazdan2003 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

Animi helps people to identify, regulate, process, and communicate emotions. It has interactive tools to help you understand and manage what emotion you are feeling, emotion encylopedia cards, guided journaling, and more.

Tappy: Self care fidgeter: Free fidgeting and self-care app

mayarazdan2003 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

Tappy is a free tactile stimming and fidgeting app with self-care features. It has fidget games and tools, guided meditations, soundscapes, mood tracking, journaling, and habit tracking.

Decide - App for decision making designed for neurodivergent people (but open to all)

mayarazdan2003 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

Decide uses AI and science-backed processes to support decision-making for neurodivergent minds. Decide is available for both Apple and Android devices, in free and paid tiers.

Free virtual body doubling/coworking sessions 1st and 3rd Mondays at 1pm-2pm EST

mayarazdan2003 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

We'll use the "body doubling" technique to help each other do work, wash the dishes, organize a room... Whatever you're having trouble getting started on, this unstructured video call could make it a lot easier.

Be an Advocate!

crobertson150 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

The Advisory for Justice & Education wants neurodivergent voices on its Youth Advisory Board!

Paid opportunity for autistic adults over 18 to participate in research about the cerebellum and autism

mrazdan2 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

The Developmental Neuroscience Lab at the Stoodley Lab at American University invites right-handed, native English speaking adults diagnosed with autism and right-handed, native English speaking adults with no history of neurological, psychiatric, or developmental conditions to participate in a study on autism and a part of the brain called the cerebellum. Click here if you are interested in participating.

Paid Research Study

crobertson150 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

the email address on the flyer says andilab@gwu.edu.

Love On the Spectrum has come to town!

crobertson150 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

A chance to be on Love on the Spectrum!

crobertson150 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

Announcement

National Park Service Free Access Pass for people with disabilities

mrazdan2 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

The America The Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass is a free, lifetime pass available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability that provides admittance to more than 2,000 recreation sites managed by five Federal agencies.

Research on Late Diagnosis/free diagnosis

crobertson150 — 2026-05-23 16:23:53 UTC

The Center for Autism at Children's National is offering a great opportunity