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submitted 3 months ago by kylekatarn@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world

Orion Kelly is exploring the idea of creating an autistic & neurodivergent convention.

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[-] MrNesser@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

They want to get a bunch of neuro divergent people in an enclosed space in a crowd.

Can't think how that can go wrong

The idea is potentially interesting, though I'd wager that many cons already are autistic & neurodivergent conventions (honestly, everything ranging from defcon to comic-con to burning man).

Buuuuut... it might be a bad idea to use the tools of those currying favor with fascists to create a list of one of the groups of people targeted by said fascists. Just a thought.

[-] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Isn't that just any anime or furry convention?

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