this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2026
63 points (97.0% liked)
Autism
9515 readers
215 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
I can be social, for about 2-3 hours, and then from one second to the other I need to go home, immediately. If I don’t: meltdown.
I can work in a team, but if coworkers are put on after shave or perfume and I have to sit in the same room, the olfactory sensation pierces my mind and every other perception fades. It drives me insane and I can’t focus on anything else.
People often think I’m being sarcastic if I take a joke as serious, but quite often I simply don’t understand jokes. That doesn’t mean I can’t be sarcastic, I can!
I feel like I’m not NT enough to get along, but I’m also not far enough into the spectrum to get the help I need.
I’m officially diagnosed and still a lot of NTs tell me stuff like “oh, we all need to get away from parties sometimes because it’s too much …oh, we all have our rituals … oh, we all are sensitive sometimes”, insisting that I need to be like them: NT.
Yes, I too wish sometimes I was more “obvious”.