Be Kind and courteous

We're all in this together to create a welcoming environment. Let's treat everyone with respect. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.

Privacy

Please consider that anything you post should be considered as public, therefore please respect others' privacy and do not share personal information. Please do not name Autism Anglia staff in posts.

No Hate Speech or Bullying

Make sure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.

Coronavirus

Please be mindful that some members of the community may be deeply affected by the current Coronavirus pandemic, causing great anxiety and distress.

Opinions are deeply divided and we are all entitled to an opinion, but please show sensitivity when commenting on posts of this nature, offering support, rather than debate. Alienating people is not okay.

Political Posts

Our pages and groups aim to give useful and practical information, therefore, posts of a political nature are not permitted.

Information Sharing in Groups

Information sharing (inc. events/workshops/events etc.) is welcomed in some of our groups, but must be autism-related. Non-autism related posts will not be approved. Repeaters may be banned. Please refer to individual group roles for rules on information sharing. 

Promotion of Services

Please refer to individual groups for rules.

No Promotions or Spam

Self-promotion, spam and irrelevant links aren't allowed on any of our pages or groups.

Coronavirus

Please be mindful that some group members may be deeply affected by the current Coronavirus pandemic, causing great anxiety and distress.

Opinions are deeply divided and we are all entitled to an opinion, but please show sensitivity when commenting on posts of this nature, offering support, rather than debate. Alienating group members is not okay.

Posts promoting autism 'cures'

Any group members or page followers found to be posting anything that promotes the so-called 'cure' of autism will be removed and blocked from the group or page and any posts deleted. Please report these types of posts if you see them.