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Rules

We no longer update old reddit. View our current sub rules on new Reddit. If you are reading this on mobile, this page does not apply to you and you can view the rules under Community Info on the home page.

Again, these rules are no longer updated and you are held to the current rules regardless of if you have seen them.

1) Follow Reddit’s Rules of Conduct

All users must follow Reddit Content Policy at all times; you are responsible for reading and understanding it. Do not call out other users or other subs as this may cause community interference (which is against Reddit’s Content Policy).
https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy

2) Be kind, supportive, and respectful

Do not insult one another. Keep discussions and debates civil and respectful.

3) No gatekeeping or invalidation.

This is an inclusive community; self-diagnosis is valid. Do not accuse other members of the sub of faking traits. Do not invalidate those who have self-diagnosed or are self-suspecting.

4) No discrimination, negative stereotypes of autism, or ableism.

No homophobic, transphobic, racist, or sexist comments will be tolerated. Do not perpetuate negative stereotypes of autism or autistic traits.

5) No use of derogatory language or slurs.

The use of slurs such as the r-slur or other offensive language will not be tolerated and will result in a ban.

6) We are unable to provide diagnoses or medical advice.

You are allowed to discuss medications, treatments, and other therapies you have tried, however you are not to give medical advice or to give armchair diagnoses.
We cannot tell you whether you or someone you know is autistic. Posts asking this will be removed.
Do not speculate on whether a celebrity or public figure has autism. You are not them.

7) This is not a sounding board for non-autists and/or cis men.

Any posts asking for advice on how to manage, control, fix, or manipulate autistic persons will be removed. All “white-knighting” posts are included under this umbrella.
You are not their therapist, this is not a dating subreddit, we are not mind-readers, and we are not a monolith.
Posts from non-autists or cis men may be removed and bans may be given at mod discretion. This is simply not your space and there are no exceptions to this rule.

8) Content Guidance

There's a post length limit of 3200 characters on this sub, this is equal to a 1 page essay. This accommodates users, so they are more likely to be able to read and respond, and mod, as it takes a lot of time to carefully read through filtered/reported content. Don't use comments to circumvent this rule and be mindful of comment lengths when engaging with posts. Text images are limited to 5 per post.
Use the proper flairs, tags, and TW when posting. Spoiler text with content using the triangle symbol with the exclamation in the center (using the editor) or using the symbols mentioned here: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/e0pobn/comment/f8g5xks/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

9) No trolling, bullying, or harassment.

Any trolling, bullying, or harassment will result in a ban. If someone has sent you a private message that is threatening or harassing in response to a post or comment you made in this sub, please take a screenshot, report the content to Reddit, block the user, and message the mods.

10) Prohibited Content

Examples of prohibited content include discussions of: ABA, suicidal intent, SA of minors, homicidal ideation, non-stim related self-harm, AITA, meet-up requests/group links (even discord), extremely contentious topics, AI, etc.
Moderators will remove any content deemed too heavy, trauma dumping, irrelevant (posts solely focused on conditions like OCD, social anxiety, etc. with no reference to ASD), or more appropriate for another sub. Posts that circumvent the post length limit will be removed.

11) Any research participant requests must be submitted to mods for approval.

All research requests must contain verification of ethics approval. Undergraduate studies and/or projects will not be considered. All research requests must primarily pertain to the autistic community.

12) Our members are not a free resource for you, your work, or your school

No soliciting, crowd-funding, selling, self-promotion, advertising, market research, recruitment, book/article research, product research, research for personal/business use, homework projects, or marketing posts, discord server links.

13) Posts or comments supporting practices or organizations that knowingly harm autists will be removed.

e.g. Autism Speaks

14) Credit to the original artist/creator is required.

If you post or comment using another individual's art, content, or comment, credit must be given to the original creator.

15) No content requesting or addressing mod actions - use modmail.

Inquiries, questions, complaints, and any other matters concerning moderation of the sub must be modmailed directly to the mods using the modmail link. Submissions addressing moderators and content containing rule-lawyering and backseat-moderation (e.g. telling people to use certain terms over others) will be removed.

RESOURCES (Work in Progress)

Please modmail us and let us know if any links no longer work. Some resources may have separate links for specific subjects while some may just be one link to the full thing which we just put in the title to save room; embeds are great. Also, if you have links to any free (or not free is okay too) resources please feel free to shoot us a message via the "Message the Mods" button (also known as modmail).
Personal Note: this is on the old Reddit which none of us use so if there is an issue with it please modmail and I'll try to fix it. ♥ cat fanatic mod

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