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What r/autism is talking about this week

r/autism has 596,041 members and more than 100 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 24.6 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

596,041members
100+posts in the last 24 hours, newest 11 min ago
24.6comments an hour right now, newest 5 h ago
1,422points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/autism this week

autistic29diagnosed12else9life9special8advice8interest7feel6person6getting6job5hate5

Top threads this week

  1. I applied for a job, then this happened. Did I do something wrong?

    I originally posted this to another sub to complain about what happened, and i was then made fun of by a lot of the comments because “there’s no way you actually said “text me”to the number”....

    1,422 points228 comments2 d ago
  2. newly diagnosed at 30

    newly diagnosed at 30 and my husband got me a cake. It was too small to fit “congrats on the autism” so my husband just had them put “autism” and they spelled it wrong LOL. I’m just going to have...

    1,034 points68 comments6 d ago
  3. (sorry for the weird question) Does anyone else with autism tend to touch themselves when alone and bored?

    I don't have a high level of autism. I only have level 1, and was diagnosed when I was 11. But for the longest time I remember being little and watching cartoons, playing video games, etc. Just...

    628 points164 comments4 d ago
  4. I like to document things.

    I live in a really weird place. So I document it. 1: bus accident 2: local no kings protest 3: OSHA violations 4: caught them smoking marijuana in the car 5: turned in code violations and the...

    593 points98 comments4 d ago
  5. Learned how to drive stick

    Used my dads Honda accord and first car will be a kei car from Japan (Honda N-box if anybody gets curious and it’s in 2nd pic) and yes I will be decorating the interior with my autism hyper...

    544 points91 comments5 d ago
  6. level assessment i found online

    hello this is an autism levels comparison image thingy that i found online and filled out, thought it would be useful for other people here so im sharing it the second image is the blank one. i am...

    379 points229 comments5 d ago
  7. Appearently when people say "I didn't quite catch your name" you're not supposed to say "that's because I didn't tell you yet" but you just have to introduce yourself

    Sorry for the low effort post. This happened to me multiple times and each time people get weirded out and I genuinely didn't understand why until Iearned about connotation and stuff. I just feel...

    355 points48 comments3 d ago
  8. 4.5 year old chewies? We’re going through one a day

    My son is 4.5y and we are still in the process of getting his diagnosis narrowed down, as he is “high functioning” it’s been hard to get much for services of any sort let alone a diagnosis of...

    343 points63 comments7 d ago
  9. Does anyone here collect DVDs

    I wonder because me and a friend of mine who’s autistic and has adhd collects DVDs so I wonder?

    336 points130 comments4 d ago
  10. Do NOT step foot into a buffalo wild wings.

    My dad wanted to take me to buffalo wild wings so that I could try some boneless wings (a new food I'm trying) while he watched the game. I was initially okay with this choice, I have never really...

    319 points79 comments3 d ago

Newest posts

  1. it's kind of selfish that people want you to lie about how you're doing
    1 points1 comment11 min ago
  2. What’s wrong with me?
    1 points1 comment23 min ago
  3. 21 (F), looking for help
    1 points1 comment27 min ago
  4. Does anyone else intentionally steer conversations to focus on the other person?
    1 points0 comments40 min ago
  5. I’m a disaster and idk what to do
    1 points1 comment51 min ago
  6. being orbited by a far more outwardly autistic person in college - advice?
    1 points1 comment54 min ago
  7. Signs of being in Burnout
    1 points1 comment55 min ago
  8. Is this what happens in Autism
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  9. I've been ostracized and I faced microaggressions all throughout my life.
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  10. Communication Frustration
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
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