r/adultautism is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses autism, diagnosis, relationships, support, and research.
A subreddit for adults with autism, adults who received (as adults) their diagnosis, and loved ones, spousss, SOs, therapists, and the altruistically concerned.
Personal attacks will result in an immediate and permanent ban. It’s okay to disagree, it’s not okay to attack.
No one should need to say this, but any multimedia content of a sexual nature or of an adult nature will be immediately removed without comment and if reposted the individual will be banned.
Popular Themes in r/adultautism
#1
Pain & Anger
: "“Am I autistic” posts"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Disclosing ASD on dating profiles?"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Made a wristband that holds fabric to chew on instead of sleeves"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Research Study on Autistic Storytelling, looking for late diagnosed participants (self and professionally diagnosed acceptable)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/adultautism
#1
Autism
: "Diagnosed with Autism as an Adult. And i dont know if im feeling attacked or actually experiencing Autism."
114 posts
#2
Diagnosis
: "Saying I am autistic without a Diagnosis?"
55 posts
#3
Relationships
: "I think I hyper fixated on Relationships"
24 posts
#4
Support
: "What do you wish workplaces would do to Support you?"
15 posts
#5
Research
: "Research questionnaire - lived experience of autistic adults"
14 posts
#6
Masking
: "UnMasking"
12 posts
#7
Sensory
: "Wearing sunglasses indoors"
12 posts
#8
Work
: "rant about Work/life"
10 posts
#9
Struggling
9 posts
#10
Advice
: "Just Found Out"
9 posts
Flair Used in r/adultautism
#1
Moderator Message
: "Quick Note"
6 posts
#2
Just Sharing
: "Recent realization"
1 post
#3
Question
: "How would your life be different if you went back to being 15 with what you know now?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/adultautism
Yearly
+4k members(65.1%)
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Last updated: June 17, 2026