This is a forum for autistic people. I am unsure what this thread is about - is it about separating those who are parents of autistic children, or partners of autistic people? Can you elaborate please?
It occurs to me that a lot of the forum discussions are neurotypical people seeking advice, etc. It may be beneficial to have a section that is only Neurodiverse individuals discussing neurodiverse issues.
I have no idea what the implications would be if it is even possible from multiple perspectives. And since, as a group, the neurodiverse community don't pick up on some things, etc. The proposition of a section that added a little refuge may be a solution.
Thank you. I would have understood it was a debate if you had added a second sentence with “Discuss”, but then one of my challenges is that I can take things literally.
I think that as it is a charity for autistic people, their families and anyone who has an interest in autism or who might be caring for autistic people, the forum should remain as it is.
Some autistic people may have other neurodiversities, and some people may be neurodivergent yet not be autistic, but the focus should remain primarily on autism, with the forum running itself as a peer support group and a place where autistic people can chat about most things.
A separate section could be added for non autistic people to ask advice and so on, but I don’t think it’s needed as people can easily choose who to interact with or ignore. Anyway, autistic people often don’t like decisions being made about them, without them, so it might not be helpful to distinguish between non autistic people and autistic people. Moreover, as autism is a spectrum, we all have varying amounts of different strengths and challenges, which means that some posts by autistic people may be indecipherable to other autistic people, and vice versa.
It's an autistic trait to take things literally; all of us on here who are autistic have it on some level. What do you think made me irritable? All joking aside, I am always happy to find alternatives for how to explain things; all people have to do is ask.
It's an autistic trait to take things literally; all of us on here who are autistic have it on some level. What do you think made me irritable? All joking aside, I am always happy to find alternatives for how to explain things; all people have to do is ask.
