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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

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

Encouraged

Open acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype.
Funny memes.
Respectful venting.
Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually impaired users.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions regarding autism.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our community's values.
Expressing a difference of opinion without directly insulting another user.
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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Disclaimer: This diagram represents common patterns or trends associated with autism and ADHD. However, these are generalizations & will not resonate with everyone's individual experiences. There is a lot of diversity among Autistic and ADHD people & each person's journey is different. For more information and full write up please see www.neurodivergentinsights.com

Credit to Neurodivergent Insights

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Here!

It's a really good match for "complex creative" careers. Like (high end) software development, maths, startups, skunkworks etc.

New and scary problem: Raaah!

ADHD: Ooh, new! enter manic mode

ASD: I'm gonna repearedly smash my brain into this problem and see who breaks first.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Take twice as long on the project as anyone else, but it's done right, and then spend several days in burnout recovering from the manic session?