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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

  1. No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments e.g: racism, sexism, religious hatred, homophobia, gatekeeping, trolling.
  2. Posts must be related to autism, off-topic discussions happen in the matrix chat.
  3. Your posts must include a text body. It doesn't have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.
  4. Do not request donations.
  5. Be respectful in discussions.
  6. Do not post misinformation.
  7. Mark NSFW content accordingly.
  8. Do not promote Autism Speaks.
  9. General Lemmy World rules.

Encouraged

  1. Open acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype.
  2. Funny memes.
  3. Respectful venting.
  4. Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually impaired users.
  5. Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
  6. Questions regarding autism.
  7. Questions on confusing situations.
  8. Seeking and sharing support.
  9. Engagement in our community's values.
  10. Expressing a difference of opinion without directly insulting another user.
  11. Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it. Chat Room
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[–] Melly@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I look forward to seeing our friends in r/aspiememes join us.

(And now that I've contributed, back to my usual low-communication lurking o_o)

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yes! aspiememes was one of the few remaining subs I would visit. most of my memes are from there

[–] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should pin this post to the top

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Good idea! I'm thinking of writing up a quick little intro on the purpose and goals for the sub, then including in this post. Thanks for the tip 🙂

[–] OptimsticDolphin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

2 days and 93 subscribers already, good job

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

thank you! We're doing it collectively. I'm looking forward to our further growth.

[–] Druidgrove@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

r/Aspiememes and r/Autism were both places that I really felt that others understood who I was and how I experienced life. it’s great that people are making their way over here!!

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

same! we're doing it 😀

Just discovered that my comment gets deleted as I type it if my phone switches screen layout, so let's try this again: This has been my exact experience. I went from my kids jokingly saying "Yeah, I think Dad's just autistic" to me finding the r/autism subreddit and relating way to hard with folks there, to discovering self-assessment RBQ-2, AQ, RAADS-R, SQ, EQ, and CAT-Q tests that all spelled things out plain as day, to my kids being like "Yeah, Dad. We were weren't joking. We meant that you are actually, literally autistic".

I understand myself better because of r/autism, and I've learned to have more patience and understanding for myself. I've found my people.

[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is exciting! I've only ever lurked on autism forums before but I really like the friendly vibe here. Looking forward to seeing this place grow. 👍

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

im excited too! if you have any ideas on how to help this place, feel free to share. it's a place for all of us.

[–] mattchu_c@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for creating this. I look forward to a safe space for discussions.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

you're very welcome!

[–] paciphae@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're in on the ground floor!

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's exciting, right?! I'm really happy to be here for it. Thanks for being here too 😁

[–] SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was me with ants for 3 weeks immediately right after finding the AntsCanada channel. Then I forgot about ants forever. Probably for the best, I might have not been their most responsible god.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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When God finds your comment too revolting

[–] SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was replying to a different thread, but the page refreshed me and took me to this one 💀

[–] s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When I view/c/autism I only see posts that are older than 15 days old. I can see newer posts when viewing "all". The same bug occurs whether I am in an app or using a browser. Does anyone know who to contact about this? Or is something wrong with my settings? Example

I'm so relieved to find this! I'm going to miss r/autism, but I really look forward to making new friends here! Reddit has been something of a coping mechanism and self regulating tool for so long, it's comforting to know that I have a new home here.

[–] insertfunnyname@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] insertfunnyname@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Joining from /r/autism