Published on 12, July, 2020
I have suffered with anxiety for many years and I have found it really beneficial to look at social media profiles (mostly Instagram) focused on this - I find comfort in reading other people’s experiences and knowing I’m not the only one, as well as useful information and tips.
I received my Autism diagnosis about a year ago (I’m 24) and have spent some time getting used to this. I now feel ready to explore the autism community, but I don’t know where to start.
I would be hugely grateful if anyone had any suggestion of autism focused Instagram pages that they would suggest I look at?
Thank you!
Theres an instagram page called Joy of Autism which is really good
I don't use social media so much any more - I still have my accounts and check in on some hobby groups from time to time but have broken the obsessive habit of checking and refreshing the page every few minutes whenever I'm not actively doing something else.
One thing I noticed in general (and I'm not sure if this is different with autistic people on social media) is there is a tendency for people to portray only the good and positive stuff and show their best side. I know a few people who have stopped using social media as it made them feel inadequate because of the relentless positivity that everyone else was promoting. If you want to get to know other autistic people and share in their experiences (both good and bad) I think places like this forum are a much better way of doing so. I've only been using this forum for a month or so and it's lovely to see how open and honest people are about their experiences. I feel like I can be open about my thoughts too as this seems like a much safer environment and free from judgement from people who really don't understant.
Reading about other people's experiences really helps when you encounter some barriers in life, it gives you the feeling that you're not the only fighting, and it makes you stronger. At least, this is how I understand it from my point of view, maybe for others it works in a different way. It would be nice to build a community where everyone can share his experience. Using a smm panel this would be easy to do, because I tried it on my own accounts.