Autism

r/Autism is a subreddit for Autistic people to share their experiences, ask questions, ect.
==Rules==
Rule 	Description
Rule 1 - Check the wiki before posting with questions. 	Check our wiki before posting with questions. If your question is answered in the wiki, your post will be removed.
Rule 2 - Scientific fact based articles only. 	Harmful pseudo-scientific cures and posts will not be allowed and the user will be banned. This includes anti-vaccination articles. Legitimate health articles with proven scientific research will be allowed.
Rule 3 - Respect the privacy of others. 	Do not share images or screenshots with usernames or other personal information. Do not post images of children or young adults. Post will be removed and user will be banned.
Rule 4 - No selling/self-promoting without mod approval. 	No self promoting without mod approval. This includes items for sale or submitting site multiple times. The post will be removed and the user banned. This includes MLM or solicitations to affiliate programs.
If you are doing surveys, interviews or feedback on services, THERE IS NO NEED TO ASK THE MODS FOR APPROVAL TO SUBMIT YOUR POST. The mod staff will not endorse or sign agreement letters to approve these posts so please do not ask.
Rule 5 - Do not post results of online tests to this sub. 	Do not post results of online tests to this sub. The post will be removed and user banned for 72 hours.
Rule 6 - No Autism Speaks posts. 	No Autism Speaks posts. Post will be removed and the user banned. A large majority in /r/autism do not care for this "organization."
Rule 7 - No donation requests of any kind. 	No donations. Period. This includes GoFundMe and any other donation drive. User will be banned and the post removed.
Rule 8 - We can't diagnose you. Please don't ask. 	We can't diagnose you. We can only offer advice (so please phrase your post appropriately).
Rule 9 - No gatekeeping. 	No gatekeeping. This includes accusing someone else of faking, or claiming there is only one “real” type of autism.
Rule 10 - Do not attack other users. 	Ad hominem and other distracting attacks do not add anything to the conversation and will be removed and could lead to the user being banned. Try to remember it might not be what you say, but how you say it.
Rule 11 - Posts with only emojis or symbols will be removed. 	Posts with only emojis or symbols will be removed.
Rule 12 - Don't bring arguments here from other communities. 	If you follow users from other locations to create conflict or continue an elongated argument, those parties will be removed. We are not your army or battleground to have those conversations. Go elsewhere.
Rule 13 - Do your best to make an informative/descriptive title for your post	Creating a good post title that explains the content will help other users to determine if that post may be interesting. The more descriptive, the better.
Posts that may be removed with a reminder would be: "Question." or " DAE hate this?" or "Why is this a thing?"
Do your best to create an interesting title that draws another user to your post.
Rule 14 - Do not repost ableist content from other subs or websites. 	Do not repost ableist content from other subs or websites. The internet is full of people who say rude and misinformed things about autism, don't give them a platform here. Post will be removed.
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