A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance
[https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autism-awareness-acceptance]. All
neurotypes are welcome. # Our Community Values - Acceptance - Openness -
Understanding - Equality - Reciprocity - Mutuality - Love Rules 1) No abusive,
derogatory, or offensive post/comments 2) No porn, gore, spam, ads or trolling
3) Do not promote Autism Speaks [https://youtu.be/CTABNfQvU1A] 4) Do not request
donations 5) Be respectful in discussions 6) Do not post misinformation 7) Do
not gatekeep 8) Mark NSFW content accordingly 9) Do not link autism to vaccines
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X14006367] 10) No
racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, ageism, or religious hatred 11) Respectful
venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay 12)
General Lemmy World rules [https://mastodon.world/about] Encouraged 1) Open
acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype 2) Funny memes 3)
Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually
impaired users 4) Welcoming and accepting attitudes 5) Questions regarding
autism 6) Questions on confusing situations 7) Seeking and sharing support 8)
Engagement in our community’s values 9) Expressing a difference of opinion
without directly insulting another user 10) 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
[https://lemmy.world/post/161636]. # Helpful Resources - Are you seeking
education, support groups, and more? Take a look at our list of helpful
resources [https://lemmy.world/post/702381]. # Relevant Communities Autism: -
Arctic Autism [https://lemmy.world/c/arcticautism] - Aspie Memes on kbin.social
[https://kbin.social/m/aspiememes] - AuDHD
[https://lemmy.world/c/autisticandadhd] - Autism on kbin.social
[https://lemmy.world/c/Autism@kbin.social] - Women with Autism
[https://lemmy.world/c/womenwithautism] ADHD: - ADHD
[https://lemmy.world/c/adhd] - ADHD Memes [/c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com] - AuDHD
[https://lemmy.world/c/autisticandadhd] Bipolar: - Bipolar Disorder
[/c/bipolardisorder@lemmy.world] Mental Health: - Mental Health
[https://lemmy.world/c/mentalhealth] - Therapy [https://lemmy.world/c/therapy]
Misc: - Aphantasia [/c/aphantasia@lemmy.world] Neurodivergence: - Neurodivergent
[/c/neurodivergent@sh.itjust.works] Social: - Social Anxiety
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This is a great community, and I really appreciate it as a spouse of an autistic person. My husband is not on lemmy, and I’ll send him an occasional meme or article. And I learn a lot from posts on there.
He’s my big teddy bear, so he gets all the love. Reading c/autism’s posts helps me to understand his brain better. That he may express empathy differently, and it doesn’t make it any less heartfelt and authentic. That I can truly be direct, and he appreciates it. That it helps him to know the plans ahead of time… etc. Communities like yours bring more harmony and understanding to the world.
This is a great community, and I really appreciate it as a spouse of an autistic person. My husband is not on lemmy, and I’ll send him an occasional meme or article. And I learn a lot from posts on there.
Thank you! I’m happy you find it helpful and that you are accepting and compassionate with your husband.
He’s my big teddy bear, so he gets all the love. Reading c/autism’s posts helps me to understand his brain better. That he may express empathy differently, and it doesn’t make it any less heartfelt and authentic. That I can truly be direct, and he appreciates it. That it helps him to know the plans ahead of time… etc. Communities like yours bring more harmony and understanding to the world.