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Autism

Autism news, information and support. Please feel free to submit articles to enhance the knowledge, acceptance, understanding and research of Autism and ASD.

593k subscribers5,299 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)4,052 authors / mosince 2008

r/autism has 593k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 5,299 posts a month from 4,052 people. Top topics: AutismCommunity, Autism Parenting and Special Education Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/autism has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.5% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026592k
Growing592k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−30%vs Sep 2025 · −6.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20265.3k
QuieterPeaked at 9.6k in Apr 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/autism

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. AutismCommunity0.2%
  2. Autism Parenting0.2%
  3. Special Education Issues0.2%
  4. AutismMemes0.2%
  5. Autism at Work0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Qualtrics
  3. Neurodivergent Insights
  4. Substack
  5. Nature

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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