This is a community for moderately-severely autistic people. This commuinty was created by a severely autistic person. We have a discord, https://discord.gg/w2n4jp64nZ [https://discord.gg/w2n4jp64nZ] Rules Be respectful - please have respect for other users, remain civil and refrain from attacking others. Keep conversations relevant to the thread. No ableism, racism, sexism, homophobia, or bigotry of any kind - this is a safe environment. Be mindful of others’ disabilities, especially in regard to communication: have patience. Keep things appropriate. Please be honest about your reasons for being here - be clear and upfront about whether you are a parent, ally, diagnosed level 1, 2, 3 etc. Being dishonest about this will result in a moderator action. No misinformation - please do not intentionally share or spread misinformation about autism. No Radicalism (Tiktok autism, fake disorder cringe, autism speaks, etc.) Please be aware that moderators will use their discretion on how to respond to users breaking these rules. If any user in the community engages in behaviour that goes against what we stand for at Arctic Autism, the moderators will react accordingly. Allies c/autism [https://lemmy.world/c/autism] c/neurodivergent@discuss.online [https://discuss.online/c/neurodivergent]