If you want create to a meaningful connection with someone special, and you’re looking for ideas about where to begin, this dating workshop — hosted by Autism Tennessee — is for you! Mixed-neurotype married couple Lesley Patterson-Marx (Autistic) and Jonathan Marx (neurotypical) will help you navigate some common questions around dating, including:

• expressing interest in someone and asking them out

• how to figure out whether someone might be interested in you

• using dating apps

• authenticity and unmasking

• making conversation and interpreting conversational cues

• fun dating ideas

• maintaining your physical and psychological safety

This workshop is inclusive of all genders and sexualities. The workshop will include a Q&A, and Lesley and Jonathan will facilitate an open, honest conversation about the opportunities and the challenges of dating.

AutismTN Connect In-Person is a welcoming space for Autistic adults to come together in-person and share their experiences, challenges, and triumphs. 

If you have questions about Connect In-Person, please contact admin@autismtn.org.

Registration is required. You can register here. Address (which is in Nashville) will be shared in an email confirmation once you have registered.