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, or ads 3) Do not promote Autism Speaks [https://youtu.be/CTABNfQvU1A] 4) Do not request donations 5) Do not gatekeep 6) Mark NSFW content accordingly 7) Do not link autism to vaccines [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X14006367] 8) No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, ageism, or religious hatred 9) Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay 10) General Lemmy World rules [https://mastodon.world/about] - Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it. Encouraged 1) Open acceptance of all autism levels 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] - Chat - Computer Nerds - Español - Helpful Support - Introductions - Suggestions for Our Community - Venting # Relevant Communities Autism: - Arctic Autism [https://lemmy.world/c/arcticautism] - Aspie Memes on kbin.social [https://kbin.social/m/aspiememes] - 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] 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: - Neurodivergence [/c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org] - Neurodivergent [/c/neurodivergent@sh.itjust.works] 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] - How to Talk about Autism [https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/how-to-talk-about-autism] - What is Autism? [https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism] Abuse: - 12 Ways to Recognize Passive Aggression [https://youtu.be/_20sviUSkdo] - 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] - Unhealthy Relationships [https://embrace-autism.com/unhealthy-relationships/] Recently diagnosed: - After Diagnosis Playlist [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3R_uyUBjsuBuCU5OzUVvrU98Rl2kzgpe] - Bienvenidos a la Comunidad Autista [https://autismacceptance.com/table-of-contents/?lang=es] - Welcome to the Autistic Community [https://autismacceptance.com/table-of-contents/] Relationships: - Aspie’s Guide to Flirting [https://youtu.be/1ykvoeO6dCU] - The Five Neurodiverse Love Languages [https://stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/the-five-neurodivergent-love-languages-2/] Support Groups: - Asperger/Autism Network (AANE) [https://www.aane.org/online-forums/] Self-assessments: - Autism Tests [https://embrace-autism.com/autism-tests/] Strengths: - Autistic people – The cultural immune system of human societies [https://autcollab.org/2020/04/30/autism-the-cultural-immune-system-of-human-societies/?fbclid=IwAR37xumHkRga0hADICA80wxaWycn7_Kr9Oc6uZhcs2zJ0QzamXOI4qwU2bQ] 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] YouTube Channels: - Autism from the Inside [https://www.youtube.com/@autismfromtheInside] - Mom on the Spectrum [https://www.youtube.com/@MomontheSpectrum] - Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy [https://www.youtube.com/@orionkelly] - Sydney Zarlengo - Disabled, Autistic, Lesbian [https://www.youtube.com/@disabled.autistic.lesbian] - Yo Samdy Sam - ND, Autism, Poor Attempts at Humor [https://www.youtube.com/@YoSamdySam] 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]