Adaptibles Community Guidelines

A Space Built for Every Kind of Mind

Welcome to the Adaptibles Community

Adaptibles was built on a simple but radical belief: that every mind learns differently, and that difference is not a deficit.

The Adaptibles community is more than a space where learners exchange messages. It is a shared environment where people who have often been asked to conform, mask, or squeeze themselves into rigid systems can finally show up as they are and be met with understanding.

These guidelines exist not to restrict, but to protect. They reflect the values of our platform, honour the lived experiences of our users, and help us maintain a community where growth, safety, and genuine human connection are possible for everyone.

By participating in any Adaptibles community space, whether you are a learner, an instructor, or a guest, you agree to be bound by these guidelines.

1. Our Core Values

Everything in these guidelines flows from five values that define who Adaptibles is and who this community is for.

Ability-First Thinking

We centre what people can do, not what they cannot. We do not define our users by their diagnoses, challenges, or support needs.

Language matters here. Avoid framing that positions neurodivergence or disability as something to be overcome or apologised for.

Psychological Safety

Every person who enters this community should feel safe to ask questions without embarrassment, share struggles without judgement, and make mistakes without shame.

We do not punch down, we do not mock, and we do not tolerate behaviour that makes others feel small.

Radical Inclusion

Inclusion means actively creating space for people who are Autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyscalculic, dyspraxic, have anxiety, chronic illness, sensory processing differences, or any other profile that shapes how they experience learning and life.

We also include people who are undiagnosed but relate to these experiences.

Honest Respect

Respect here does not mean silence or enforced positivity.

It means engaging with each other in good faith, disagreeing with ideas rather than attacking people, and taking responsibility for the impact our words have, even when our intentions were good.

Community as a Learning Resource

The conversations here, the peer support, the questions and answers, the shared discoveries, are all part of the educational experience.

Treat this space with the same intention and care you bring to your learning.

2. Who These Guidelines Apply To

These guidelines apply to all participants in Adaptibles community spaces, including:

• Registered learners participating in course discussions, group forums, and community threads
• Instructors engaging with learners in course or community contexts
• Administrators and moderation staff operating within the platform
• Any user accessing community features prior to full registration

They apply across all community touchpoints, including course discussion boards, community forums, messaging features, comments on learning materials, and any future community features introduced on Adaptibles.

3. Community Rules

The following rules apply to every member of the Adaptibles community at all times.

They are explicit, not aspirational. Breaching them may result in content removal, warnings, suspension, or permanent removal from the platform.

3.1 Treat Every Person with Dignity

• Do not use hate speech, slurs, or derogatory language directed at any person on the basis of neurodivergence, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, or socioeconomic background.
• Do not use ableist language that trivialises neurodivergent or disabled experiences. This includes casual use of terms such as 'crazy', 'stupid', 'retarded', 'psycho', and similar words used as insults or throwaway descriptors.
• Do not bully, harass, or direct sustained negative attention at a specific individual.
• Do not make personal attacks. Disagree with ideas, not people.
• Do not make threats, use intimidating language, or post content designed to cause fear.
• Do not mock, minimise, or ridicule another person's experience of learning, neurodivergence, or disability.

3.2 Respect Privacy

• Do not share another user's personal information, including their name, location, diagnosis, or personal circumstances, without their explicit consent.
• Do not screenshot or reproduce private community content in external spaces.
• Do not attempt to identify anonymous or pseudonymous users.
• Do not reference details another user has shared in one context and use them against that person in another context.

3.3 Keep Interactions Safe and Supportive

• Do not offer unsolicited medical, therapeutic, psychiatric, or diagnostic advice to other users.
• Do not dismiss another person's difficulty with phrases such as 'everyone feels that way', 'just push through it', or 'it could be worse'.
• Do not present your approach to neurodivergence, learning, or mental health as the correct or universal approach.
• Do not share content that glorifies, normalises, or encourages self-harm or harm to others.
• Do not post graphic descriptions of violence, trauma, or self-harm without a content note, and never in a way that could encourage harmful behaviour.
• If you notice that a fellow community member appears to be in distress, do not attempt to provide crisis intervention in the thread. Use the report function and allow the moderation team to respond according to our safeguarding protocol.

3.4 Use Language Responsibly

• Use identity-first language (e.g. 'Autistic person', 'Dyslexic learner') as a default, in line with the preferences of many within these communities.
• Where an individual uses different language to describe themselves, follow their lead.
• Do not use diagnostic terms as casual descriptors.
• Write as clearly and accessibly as you can. Long, jargon-heavy sentences create unnecessary barriers.
• Read back what you have written before posting.
• If you are sharing content that references mental health, trauma, or distressing experiences, consider adding a brief content note at the start of your post.

[Content note: references anxiety and academic pressure]

3.5 No Spam or Unauthorised Promotion

• Do not post unsolicited promotional content, external product links, or commercial offers without written authorisation from Adaptibles.
• Do not repeatedly post the same content across multiple threads or channels.
• Do not use community spaces to recruit learners or instructors for platforms other than Adaptibles.
• Do not use AI-generated content to impersonate, mislead, or manipulate other community members.

3.6 No Misinformation

• Do not share medical, psychological, or educational misinformation that could cause harm.
• Do not present personal anecdote as clinical or scientific fact.
• Do not misrepresent the capabilities, policies, or staff of Adaptibles.
• If you are uncertain whether information you are sharing is accurate, say so clearly.

3.7 Respect Intellectual Property

• Do not reproduce or distribute course content, materials, or assessments outside of the Adaptibles platform without express written permission.
• When sharing external resources, ensure you have the right to share them and always credit the original source.
• Do not reproduce copyrighted text, images, or media without appropriate attribution and permission.

4. What We Actively Encourage

Rules define the floor. What follows describes the ceiling, the kind of community we are building together.

Ask Questions Without Apology

No question is too basic. No question reveals a lack of intelligence.

Ask as many as you need, as often as you need. This community is designed to welcome curiosity at every level.

Share Your Experience

Your personal experience of learning, neurodivergence, or navigating systems that were not designed for you is genuinely valuable.

You do not need to package it perfectly. Share what is true for you.

Support Without Fixing

When someone shares a difficulty, they are not always asking to be solved.

Offer empathy first. Ask what kind of support they would find helpful before offering advice.

Respect the difference between listening and rescuing.

Celebrate Progress at Every Scale

Finishing a module, attempting a task that felt impossible, or simply showing up on a hard day are all worth acknowledging.

Affirm each other's wins without comparison or hierarchy.

Give Constructive Feedback

Where feedback is welcomed, lead with what is working.

Be specific. Make it actionable.

Do not use feedback as a vehicle for criticism of a person's character or ability.

5. Instructor-Specific Responsibilities

Instructors occupy a position of trust and influence. The following additional expectations apply to all instructors on the platform.

• Model the communication standards in these guidelines in all course and community interactions.
• Do not use community or course spaces to promote external services or platforms not affiliated with Adaptibles.
• Respond to learner questions and feedback with patience and without condescension.
• Do not publicly challenge or dismiss a learner's self-identified needs or diagnosis.
• If a learner discloses a safeguarding concern or appears to be in distress, follow the safeguarding process in section 6 and notify the Adaptibles team directly.
• Maintain clear professional boundaries. Personal relationships that extend beyond the educational context must not compromise learner wellbeing or platform integrity.

6. Safeguarding and Mental Wellbeing

Adaptibles is a learning platform, not a crisis service. However, we acknowledge that for many of our users, learning is deeply connected to personal resilience, self-worth, and mental health. We take that seriously.

If Someone Appears to Be in Distress

If a post suggests someone may be at risk of harm to themselves or others, do not engage with the content directly in the thread.

Use the Report function to flag it for the moderation team immediately.

You may offer a compassionate, general message encouraging the person to speak with a professional or trusted person, but do not attempt to provide crisis counselling or intervention within the community space.

7. How Moderation Works

We use a layered moderation approach designed to act quickly on clear violations while ensuring fairness where context matters.

AI-Assisted Moderation

Our AI moderation system reviews community posts in real time.

Content flagged at Tier 1 is temporarily hidden from public view while under review.

Tier 2 escalates to a human moderator.

No permanent action is taken on the basis of AI flagging alone.

Human Review

All AI-flagged content is reviewed by a member of the Adaptibles moderation team.

Human moderators consider context, intent, and pattern of behaviour before making any decision.

Reporting

Every community member can report content that they believe violates these guidelines using the report function on every post.

Reports are reviewed confidentially.

False or bad-faith reports are themselves a violation of these guidelines.

Moderation Outcomes

Depending on the nature and severity of a violation, the following outcomes may apply:

• Content removal
• A warning notification sent to the account holder
• Temporary restriction of community posting privileges
• Permanent suspension of community access
• In serious cases involving safeguarding or legal concerns, escalation to relevant authorities

Appeals

If you believe a moderation decision was made in error, contact our team via support@adaptibles.com.

We are committed to reviewing appeals fairly and promptly.

8. Updates to These Guidelines

Adaptibles reserves the right to update these community guidelines as the platform grows and as our community's needs evolve.

Where changes are significant, we will notify users via the platform and by email.

The most current version of these guidelines is always available at www.adaptibles.com/community-guidelines.

Continued participation in the Adaptibles community following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised guidelines.

9. Contact

If you have questions about these guidelines, wish to report a concern not covered by the in-platform reporting tool, or want to give feedback on how our community is being managed, please contact us by sending an email to support@adaptibles.com

These guidelines were written with our community in mind, and they belong to all of us.

Thank you for helping us build something worth belonging to.