A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance [https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autism-awareness-acceptance]. All neurotypes are welcome. Values 1) Acceptance 2) Openness 3) Understanding 4) Equality 5) Reciprocity 6) Mutuality 7) Love Rules 1) No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments 2) No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed 3) Do not promote Autism Speaks 4) Do not request for donations 5) Do not gatekeep or diagnose 6) Mark NSFW content accordingly 7) Unless supported directly by a publication in a respected scientific journal, do not link autism to vaccines [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X14006367]. 8) No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism 9) Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay 10) General Lemmy World rules [https://mastodon.world/about] Encouraged 1) Open acceptance of autism as a respectable neurotype 2) Funny memes 3) Welcoming and accepting attitudes 4) Questions regarding autism 5) Questions on confusing situations 6) Seeking and sharing support 7) Engagement in our community’s values Community Matrix Chat [https://lemmy.world/post/161636] current rooms: - Chat - Computer Nerds - Español - Helpful Support - Introductions - Suggestions for Our Community - Venting Relevant Lemmy communities ADHD: - ADHD [https://lemmy.world/c/adhd] - ADHD Memes [/c/[email protected]] Misc: - Aphantasia [https://lemmy.world/c/aphantasia] Neurodivergence: - Neurodivergence [/c/[email protected]] - Neurodivergent [/c/[email protected]] lemmy.world/c/autism will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our community’s values. Helpful resources Autism (General): - About Autism [https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/about-autism/] - Asperger Syndrome [https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/asperger-syndrome] - What is Autism? [https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism] Abuse: - How Abuse Mars the Lives of Autistic People [https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/how-abuse-mars-the-lives-of-autistic-people/] - Is It Emotional Abuse? playlist [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6StD5HhGmVUA8VLN47ADkoyMpUSCA_YP] - 12 Ways to Recognize Passive Aggression [https://youtu.be/_20sviUSkdo] - Unhealthy Relationships [https://embrace-autism.com/unhealthy-relationships/] How to talk about autism: - National Autistic Society [https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/how-to-talk-about-autism] Understanding Neurotypicals: - A Field Guide to Earthlings: An Autistic/Asperger View of Neurotypical Behavior [https://pdfcoffee.com/ian-ford-a-field-guide-to-earthlings-an-autistic-asperger-view-of-neurotypical-behavior-pdf-free.html] Recently diagnosed: - Bienvenidos a la Comunidad Autista [https://autismacceptance.com/table-of-contents/?lang=es] - Welcome to the Autistic Community [https://autismacceptance.com/table-of-contents/] Support Groups: - Asperger/Autism Network (AANE) [https://www.aane.org/online-forums/] Self-assessments: - Embrace Autism [https://embrace-autism.com/] Lemmy World Donations The admins of our instance work hard to ensure that we have a good place to host our community. They are also helpful at protecting our community from trolls and other malicious actors. They do this for free, so if you appreciate our community, please consider donating to them. The first link is the preferred method, but both work. - Open Collective [https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld] - Patreon [https://patreon.com/mastodonworld]