this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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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.
- 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.
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.
Chat Room
- We have a chat room! Want to engage in dialogue? Come join us at the community's Matrix Chat.
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@nikt @sapient_cogbag
“Some of the most commonly recommended happiness-increasing strategies in the media, such as mindfulness and exercise, have a weak basis of scientific evidence”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01651-4.epdf?sharing_token=MTvFC6LsPlPNxrtm-EMxVdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NqFhoVRwQhwnSI2LU05Q0fm6VvdLPdmRJ9SYCbp1M1B7NeokcpngmajARe1v-yefqIoIrHrvwf0MRPHW2tGMs2tZUTx-pLVFeujUd9_e_Vn9nZcc7XelaRiQSd5gR3y8E%3D
@SpectrumAutistic@mastodon.social Damn, behind a paywall (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01651-4)
Not on the shadow libraries yet, either x.x
I’m curious about personal experiences here rather than aggregates, which tend to wash out individual differences.