this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2025
67 points (92.4% liked)
Autism
8719 readers
436 users here now
A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.
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 do not need be related to autism, off-topic discussions are allowed. This is a safe space where people with autism can feel comfortable discussing whatever they feel like discussing, as long as it does not violate the standing rules.
- Your posts must include a text body. It doesn't have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.
- Do not request donations.
- Be respectful in discussions.
- Do not post misinformation.
- Mark NSFW content accordingly.
- Do not promote Autism Speaks.
- General Lemmy World rules.
- No bots. Humans only.
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.
- Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it.
.
Helpful Resources
- Are you seeking education, support groups, and more? Take a look at our list of helpful resources.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
A note saying it doesn't get better and an option for fast and painless euthinasia.
~~Yes officer this troll right here.~~
Edit: After a long painful discussion (My fault, sorry Moon), The wording of this post implies what would you put in your own personal starter pack. Not a starter pack for everyone (witch was how I interpreted it). Moon is not a troll. I don't think they deserve the hate they are getting. This was all my bad. I am sorry.
I'm glad that many of your experiences have been so much better than mine, but I have autism too and it's not at all rare for autistic folk to be depressed or live with life long depression and suicidal ideation due to our neurological condition making life so difficult for us.
The rate of death by suicide has been estimated to be 7.5 times higher in autistic people than those without an autism diagnosis.
I wish you could live your life in a more bearable way. I don't know what life is like for you and how you can make it easier for yourself. The way there is different for everyone. I wish you strength and hope.
I'm not where I want to be yet. Accepting what I can achieve and figuring out what I really want and what I think I should do has helped a little. I have found support. It's better than before. But again, everyone is different.
(Thanks deepl.com)
And yes. Those statistics suck.
E: the word acceptance only makes sense to me in hindsight. I had to experience it.