Autism

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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.

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I appreciate that this community is flourishing (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just noticed this while responding to someone via Matrix that I met through this community. I have been making online friends with y'all. Before this, I had to be really considerate over how much I say, or about what, or the implications...you know, the whole autistic social experience, always waiting for that moment when someone is upset with you and you have no idea why.

However, with the autistic online friends I've been making, I can share my experiences, input, and knowledge so easily...and they welcome it! They ask questions, don't blame, assume helpful intentions, disagree with their own interesting perspectives, and are extraordinarily respectful. It's like there's an unspoken level of understanding that we just somehow get each other really well.

We share a lot of common experiences, difficulties, and questions, while also support and helpful advice. This has been quite a new experience for me, and I'm finding it quite helpful at establishing a personal sense of community, inclusion, and hope. It also lets me know what to look for in people that I meet in person. I'm really happy about it 🙂 and I hope others are having similar experiences/benefits.

Bonus!!: We made the Lemmy World Weekly Most Requested Community Spotlight last week, so I know it's not just me.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

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!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

I like this place and the people in it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Wooooooo!