I have my own facebook group about autism. It seems to be, that lately, there is an increase of member requests by people who don’t want to answer the group questions, or agree to the group rules. As much as I hate declining member requests from other autists, I work my butt off to ensure that this group remains a safe place for all of us and I hold everyone to the same standards.
Regardless of neurotype, you don’t have to be autistic to join my group, but everyone is expected to do their part in maintaining the safety and quality of the group. I can’t do it alone, it’s a team effort. This is the second time in the last couple months that I’ve had to issue a group reminder to everyone who wants to join
, to read and answer the questions. I’d love to watch this group grow, but everyone needs to do their part and uphold the group standards smh. If you can’t get behind the group rules, don’t join. So frustrating.
Also, I’ve kept the group rules and questions as simple and straight forward as possible, so there are no miscommunications. I didn’t make it long and wordy, basically just agree to not be a jerk, respect everyone’s space and identity, don’t spam, play nice. Standard stuff. also things like no pro
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