u/Western-River1386

After recently becoming funemployed, I decided to lean into writing while I wait on disability determination and have been submitting things to literary magazines - mostly smaller pieces, prose, short stories, etc. I have submitted three now and wasn't expecting much, since this is my first time submitting work, but I just heard back that one of the pieces I submitted was selected for publishing!!! I'm losing my mind with excitement!!! It's not super lucrative, but that doesn't matter because MY WORK IS GETTING PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIMEEEEE!!!! IM DOING THE THING!!!!!!

Greetings!

This is a mega-thread to help you learn what you need to know to have an enjoyable time in this subreddit. If you have questions about anything, feel free to ask here or message a mod.

Topic Area

This is a subreddit for autistic people to post their meals - the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have created a tagging system so it is clear what kind of engagement is welcome on a post, so try to use that to avoid goofy conflicts. If you're not autistic, you'd better keep that shit to yourself. If we notice, you will face consequences. (tbd)

Posting Format Rules

There are a lot of subreddits around foodposting that use a specific format. I dont care about that shit. Please don't make me care about that shit. Just post your food and use the tag and dont be a dickhead. Also dont ask me why the formatting on this post is inconsistent, I know, I hate it, I can't be arsed to fix it.

Political Positions

The goal isn't to make this place restricted to people who share a specific ideology, but I do want to be upfront about some stances so that there isn't a bunch of confusion or infighting about our principles, since the autistic existence is often an inherently political one.

• Autism Speaks is a grifter org that does not represent autistic people
• We are anti-oppression and pro-oppressed peoples. That seems like a lazy way to paint it, I know, but there are more than a few major conflicts happening on Earth in this moment of spacetime and I'd prefer not to leave anyone out.
• Human beings are not disposable. Meeting people where they are at is a good way to move them forward. Most of the people who you'll find on these types of subs are experiencing some level of marginalization in life, and will behave antisocially on occasion. I'd prefer not to perma-ban anyone who breaks a rule, within reason, so please join me in trying to have goal-oriented dialogue with people where feasible.

How to Get Started

1. Introduce yourself in the comments below.
2. Post some fucking noms (USE THE TAGS)
3. If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.
4. Give us feedback on what helps and what hurts!