2 Questions
darkcloak_dragon
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Hello. 40-something female, diagnosed autism level 2. Computers, languages, animal welfare, and women's/girl's issues are my interests.
1. I have been looking for an autism forum, I believe it was created by a middle-aged woman, possibly from the Southern united states, and advertised on WrongPlanet at one point. Can anyone remember the name of it?
2. I have not created anything yet but would like to gauge interest in an email list or possibly a very simple, low-tech forum for autistic women to talk and find penpals/friends/dates with other women, something that would be open to all women but specifically made to be relevant to moderately affected autistic women.
Also I would like your input on what would be important to include if you are a female with moderate or more challenging autism, even if you aren't interested in joining something like this.
I hope it's not considered rude to join here and then immediately post about other online spaces. I've just had bad experiences with social media + this forum seems inactive, so I'm trying to create something myself and might not be active here.
1. I have been looking for an autism forum, I believe it was created by a middle-aged woman, possibly from the Southern united states, and advertised on WrongPlanet at one point. Can anyone remember the name of it?
2. I have not created anything yet but would like to gauge interest in an email list or possibly a very simple, low-tech forum for autistic women to talk and find penpals/friends/dates with other women, something that would be open to all women but specifically made to be relevant to moderately affected autistic women.
Also I would like your input on what would be important to include if you are a female with moderate or more challenging autism, even if you aren't interested in joining something like this.
I hope it's not considered rude to join here and then immediately post about other online spaces. I've just had bad experiences with social media + this forum seems inactive, so I'm trying to create something myself and might not be active here.
Comments
You start your own mailing list there.Or start your own Sub-Reddit as well.
Have you ever looked up Olliebean or Amy Sequenzia here's a link https://ollibean.com/author/amy-sequenzia/
That is all I can think but I bet if you contacted Amy Sequenzia at above link she could answer better than we could.
I'm trying to understand if the emailing service could include groups, I never did such a thing, and how it would work out for people to view all the replies but I suppose it could actually work like a thread since you've proposed it.
I think for struggling autistic women it could be good to actually have it through email because most people have already used it even if not for conversation to get by in life, I think. In terms of a group functioning I think people should be informed how it works before they join just so it's not confusing and frustrating because sometimes it's exhausting, hard work to figure out something new. I think most people didn't try group emailing before so it's important.
In terms of topics women on the spectrum have a naturally more paranoid outlook on new things so the topics probably matter in terms of how personal they become, if there's intimate detail or personal detail requiring threads not every woman will feel comfortable and might distrust. As spectrum women we tend to be more vulnerable and exposed to abuse, so we have to be watchful.
But female directed topics are also very important to talk about because it lets people feel less alone and understand how everything comes together with the neurodivergent quirks and specific female issues. I think most women on the spectrum feel great talking about their feminine related experiences and helps them feel empowered and confident, to love themselves.