LEGODalekbuster523 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 I had a bit of an incident on another forum that has led me to think it might be a good idea to create a thread where people can share if they have a disability. It would be great if the moderators could pin this as it could potentially help those of us who have a disability that may affect the way we post. I'll start: I have a mild case of autism and sometimes it can impact the way I interact with people and engage in conversations. Quote
THERIZE Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Looking at the EB community I think everyone respects eachother. Just like the 'Rude Moderators' topic, if there are problems the community is always helping happily and I'v not seen clear harassment and insults. So I don't think this thread is really necessary. But I like the idea of this. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 I had a bit of an incident on another forum that has led me to think it might be a good idea to create a thread where people can share if they have a disability. It would be great if the moderators could pin this as it could potentially help those of us who have a disability that may affect the way we post. I'll start: I have a mild case of autism and sometimes it can impact the way I interact with people and engage in conversations. I'm right there with you: I've got a fairly mild case of Autism as well... LEGO is my outlet for stress and with for things I can't help / control in the real world I can make a reality in the Lego world. In there, I can have my dream job as a steam train engineer, a older house from around 1910 and a 1960's Ford Anglia 105E, which was never sold in the United States. (I kinda fell in love with the car type after seeing Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets.) Quote
Lyichir Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 This would probably fit better in the Community subforum than in General Lego Discussion... Anyway, I'm on the autism spectrum and have NVLD (Non-Verbal Learning Disorder). I'm sure both of those things played a role in attracting me to Lego as a child. As a side note, I've always thought it would be a good thing if the AFOL community had some sort of census or survey. I know there have been surveys but I've seen very little in the way of actual sociological studies of what sort of people make up the AFOL community. And I think solid numbers would help point the community toward ways they could be more inclusive, as well as giving insight into exactly how large the AFOL community as a whole is. Quote
AmperZand Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 This would probably fit better in the Community subforum than in General Lego Discussion... I agree. Quote
Peppermint_M Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 I'm moving this to community where it belongs. Quote
Paul B Technic Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Maybe of interest to some people. https://paulbtechnic.blogspot.com/2025/06/lego-and-autism-great-match.html Have you noticed a connection between LEGO (AFOL) and autism? Quote
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