r/Autistic

3.1K archived posts · Jul 2012 – Jan 2026

Moved to r/AutisticPride

r/Autistic

Moved to r/AutisticPride

Created Jul 18, 2012 · restricted

8.1KMembers (last snapshot)

3.1KArchived posts

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Welcome to r/autistic. For discussion, teaching, engaging exchanges, self-advocacy, advice and support, and for those whose curiosity has carried them to different shores.

Rules:

Remember reddiquette
Absolutely no sympathy for supremacist ideology which forces a narrative (Autistic or NT) e.g., able-ism.
No libel, no concern trolling and no flaming. Don't promote destructive behaviors in yourself and others.
Keep it PG13. Talk on sex, alcohol and drugs is not prohibited, but avoid explicit detail.
Strict rule: No pity parties. Asking for advice is encouraged. Sympathy threads and sharing experiences are encouraged. Blaming Autism for life failure is not. It creates the conditions for toxic arguments and self-loathing.

A slip is OK, but repeat offenders and those baiting people into breaking the rules will be dealt with judiciously.

This is first and foremost a forum of intellectual exchange for mutual benefit.

##Advocacy Groups

In emotional distress and need help urgently? You can go to the website of the Befrienders to find a helpline near you worldwide.

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