Autistic Discovery & Me: Somatic Self-Exploration Circle

Autistic Discovery & Me: Somatic Self-Exploration Circle

An 8-week autistic-centred identity exploration group

Start date: Wednesday 4 February 2026
Time: 5:30–7pm UK time
Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Zoom (live only, no recording)
Group size: Maximum 6 participants
Ticket type: Register Interest (free)

Explore your identity. Connect with others. Feel less alone.

If you’ve recently started questioning whether you might be autistic — or you’ve been late-identified and want space to make sense of it — this circle is for you.

Autistic Discovery & Me is an 8-week online Somatic Self-Exploration Circle created for late-identified and self-identifying autistic adults who want to explore their neurodivergent identity in a safe, affirming, and non-pathologising space.

This is not a therapy group, and no therapeutic work or trauma processing takes place.
It’s a gentle, educational, reflective space where autistic adults can learn, connect, and understand themselves more deeply.

Why Join This Circle?

Discovering you’re autistic can bring enormous relief — and it can also stir up questions, confusion, grief, anger, or imposter syndrome.
You may be wondering:

• “Is this really me?”
• “Why didn’t I see this sooner?”
• “What does this mean for how I see myself, my past, and my future?”

You don’t have to explore these questions alone.

In this small closed group (maximum 6 participants), you’ll:

• Be part of a warm, neuroaffirming autistic community
• Explore your identity at your own pace
• Connect with others who “get it”
• Learn from shared experience and structured reflection
• Participate in optional somatic awareness practices to support grounding and connection
• Build more self-trust, clarity, and body-awareness

This space honours autonomy, consent, and sensory needs.

What We’ll Explore

In the first session, the group co-creates the journey by choosing 6 topics from the following:

• Autistic Communication
• Sensory Experiences
• Autistic Masking
• Autistic Burnout
• Autistic Nervous System & Emotions
• Imposter Syndrome
• Ableism & Internalised Ableism
• Intersectionality
• Interests, Passions & Monotropism
• Autism, Health & Wellness
• AuDHD, PDA & Multiple Neurodivergence

Each session blends:

• light learning
• reflection
• optional sharing
• gentle somatic practices
• supportive resources between sessions (handouts, worksheets, audio practices)

Again: this is an educational and reflective group, not therapy.

Who Is This Group For?

This group may be a good fit for you if you:

• Are late-identified or exploring the possibility you might be autistic
• Feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start
• Crave understanding and connection
• Are curious about your inner world, sensory patterns, or masking
• Want a space that is validating and non-judgmental
• Prefer clear structure, predictability, and autonomy

No formal diagnosis is required.

Accessibility & Participation

This group is intentionally designed around autistic needs:

• cameras optional
• stim-friendly, movement-friendly
• participation by invitation
• breaks encouraged
• predictable weekly structure
• content notes provided post session
• you can lie down, doodle, or use sensory supports
• closed group — no new members join partway through
• themed content pre-recorded and sent 6 days before session for paced processing

Investment

£240 for all 8 sessions

• £50 deposit to secure your place
• Remaining balance due one week before the circle begins

Payment details are shared only after your place is confirmed (via the interest form).

How to Join

This Eventbrite listing uses a free “Register Interest” ticket.

Once you register:

1. You’ll receive a short welcome email.
2. You’ll be asked to complete a very gentle interest form.
3. We’ll arrange a brief introductory call.
4. If it feels like a good fit, you’ll be signed up and contract and payment details sent

This helps ensure the group remains safe, stable, and comfortable for everyone.

A Personal Note from Natasha

As a late-identified autistic practitioner, I know the complex mix of relief, reconnection, and tenderness that comes with discovering who you really are — often after years of masking or feeling “other.”

I created Autistic Discovery & Me to offer the space I wish I’d had: one where autistic identity can be explored gently, without judgement or pressure, and where you don’t need to translate your experience.

You’re welcome here exactly as you are.

🪷 Karuna Therapeutic Services — somatic, neuroaffirming spaces for late-identified autistic adults.