this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
282 points (97.3% liked)
Autism
8644 readers
609 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 must be related to autism, off-topic discussions happen in the "Hey What's Going On!" daily post.
- 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
That's why I only go out at night. That way I only meet other freaks like me. And muggers, but you can't have everything.
I'm not autistic (at least not diagnosed, tho I do have mild autism traits), but my partner is. We sometimes do shopping at night because it's quieter, the lights are dimmed if it's late enough, and there don't tend to be children being brought around at night.
Be glad you don't live in Germany. The nights are dead. No shops open (with very few allowed exceptions). Also Sundays and most of Saturdays
Well I live in the UK. ASDA, at least the local one, closes at 10pm, other than on Sunday, where it closes at 4pm.
Oh, I thought it's 24/7 everywhere except here. Well, except here and the UK then. But at least you have Sundays to shop.