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Autism

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A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Super sweet, and something we should all refer to with understanding.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Used to play a game called crab football when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Source: https://www.wawawiwacomics.com/comics

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Autism?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Admittedly it's not specifically about autism, and is more acceptance for everyone who's different.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

More so, it's about considering a different person with applicable thought and they can be particularly relevant/helpful/applicable/useful/etc.