Become an AV Member

Join our welcoming and inclusive AV member community!

By joining Aspergers Victoria as a member, you will be playing a vital role in the invaluable ongoing work AV does to provide opportunities for people with Aspergers, autistic people, and the wider neurodivergent community to connect, share stories and information, find meaningful employment opportunities, and most importantly, feel part of a community who just “gets” you.

As a valued AV member, you will have access to a wide range of member benefits, including discounts and guest tickets, access to register for exclusive members-only programs, as well as having the opportunity to contribute to the development of AV into the future!

Choose from a range of membership types and find the one that best suits your situation and needs. We've also just introduced a brand new membership type in response to our members' feedback and requests - scroll down to find out more about our +Groups membership! 

Our activities and your Membership are governed by the Rules of our DGR registered Incorporated Association  charity and other ASIC details are here. Our 2022 Annual Report if available on request here

AV Membership Benefits

AV provides opportunities for people with Aspergers, autistic people, and the wider neurodivergent community to connect, share stories and information, find meaningful employment opportunities, and most importantly, feel part of a community who just “get” us. For our valued members, AV membership offers fantastic member benefits, including member discounts to AV activities, activities and programs available only to AV members, employment support and coaching programs, member-only communications, and much more.

Here's a list of all the amazing opportunities available only to AV members!

• Option to add additional people to your membership so others in your family or staff team can also access AV member benefits

• Member discounts for all AV guest speaker and community events which are designed to inspire, promote acceptance and understanding, and share information on topics important to our community
  

• Access to guest tickets to allow you to invite friends, family, or other team members to join you at AV activities at member rates.

• Access to register for AV’s coaching and employment support programs and networking opportunities.

• Receive our regular AV Members Newsletter, designed to raise awareness of important issues for our community. It includes details of upcoming group meetings, programs and events, interesting articles from publications around the world, and the opportunity to participate in current research projects.

• An invitation to participate in the AV Members Survey and the opportunity to have your say in the future of AV.

• Eligibility to vote at our Annual General Meeting*.

Additional Member Benefits

All AV membership types have additional benefits available which have been tailored to suit the needs of that membership demographic.

• For Personal Members, these include access to member discounts for peer support and access to register for member-only interest groups.

• For +Groups Members, these include the option to register for unlimited peer support groups free of charge.

• For Professional Members, these include opportunities to access training and workshops for your team, the option to have your logo displayed on the AV homepage, or to be included in our AV Professional Directory.