this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2023
151 points (99.3% liked)

Autism

6829 readers
6 users here now

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
  • We have a chat room! Want to engage in dialogue? Come join us at the community's Matrix Chat.

.

Helpful Resources

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
top 7 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then send a text after an hour.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Me, still trying to get myself to reply to my friends 3 months later.

...I think if I lived in a previous era I would be described as a hermit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

YEP. My outgoing voicemail message explicitly says “don’t leave a message, I never check them, send me a text instead”. (90% of the calls I get are spam or scam, so my voicemail messages are almost always just portions of their pre-recorded b.s.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"The gall they have to try to call me at 11 am! Don't they know I'm trying to read?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Me at work. I just wait for the inevitable email or message they could've sent in the first place instead