Yeah I'm also happy this community is alive and well. I used to be on the autism subreddit but when the API stuff happened I migrated to Lemmy and was happy there was also an autism community here. Thank you!
this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2023
166 points (97.7% liked)
Autism
6837 readers
5 users here now
A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.
We have created our own instance! Visit Autism Place the following community for more info.
Community:
Values
- Acceptance
- Openness
- Understanding
- Equality
- Reciprocity
- Mutuality
- Love
Rules
- No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments e.g: racism, sexism, religious hatred, homophobia, gatekeeping, trolling.
- Posts must be related to autism, off-topic discussions happen in the matrix chat.
- Your posts must include a text body. It doesn't have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.
- Do not request donations.
- Be respectful in discussions.
- Do not post misinformation.
- Mark NSFW content accordingly.
- Do not promote Autism Speaks.
- General Lemmy World rules.
Encouraged
- Open acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype.
- Funny memes.
- Respectful venting.
- Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually impaired users.
- Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
- Questions regarding autism.
- Questions on confusing situations.
- Seeking and sharing support.
- Engagement in our community's values.
- Expressing a difference of opinion without directly insulting another user.
- Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it. Chat Room
- We have a chat room! Want to engage in dialogue? Come join us at the community's Matrix Chat.
.
Helpful Resources
- Are you seeking education, support groups, and more? Take a look at our list of helpful resources.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
I like this place and the people in it.
Thank you for running the community!
I've been doing a lot of soul searching and introspection recently about how my mind works and differs from the norm. It's so great to see such a friendly community here, and the things people have shared and talked about have been very enlightening and helpful.
Honestly one of the biggest confidence boosters I've had here, as someone who's felt doomed to be alone forever, is seeing people just casually mention having partners. It's a small thing, but makes me feel as if it's not as hopeless.
I canβt understand who would downvote this and why. Itβs broken my brain for the moment.
Wooooooo!