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r/AutisticParents↗

A group for autistic parents.

A friendly and supportive community for autistic parents to discuss the ups and downs of raising children (autistic or not) and for non-autistic parents to respectfully learn about their autistic child(ren).

10k subscribers53 posts / mo in Sep 202653 authors / mosince 2018

r/AutisticParents has 10k members (+40% over the last 12 months). It gets about 53 posts a month from 53 people. Top topics: BCBA/RBT Career Discussions, Autism Parenting and Special Education Issues.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+40%in 12 months · +6.7% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 202610k
Growing10k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/AutisticParents

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+15%vs Sep 2025 · +90% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202653
BusierPeaked at 85 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AutisticParents

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. BCBA/RBT Career Discussions0.3%
  2. Autism Parenting0.2%
  3. Special Education Issues0.2%
  4. Montessori Education0.2%
  5. Dog Toys & Chews0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Qualtrics
  2. Substack
  3. etsy
  4. Gofund

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research