Live Q&A on Talk About Autism about the Autism Strategy

I did actually email as a follow up to the live discussion, and this time got an automated acknowledgement. Maybe they have responded to earlier concerns, but its still unhelpful.

What I emphasised from several angles was the need for this email address to respond and even provide an opportunity for discourse. Otherwise it was pointless fielding the discussants in the live chat with email us with your views - we'd like to hear.

I'm not at all convinced that they are sincere. And if you need proof of that, here's the automated message, signed by "The Adult Autism Review Team" at the other end of "this mailbox" autism@dh.gsi.gov.uk (not withstanding I'm breaching the confidentiality clause at the end forbidding disclosure!).

"Thank you for your email, this reply is to acknowledge its receipt. Your email is important to us, however due to the high volume of correspondence this mailbox is currently receiving we may not get round to replying to you as soon as we would like to.

"Please note that if your email is about the Adult Autism Strategy Review it will be read and considered as part of the review process. You will not receive an individual reply to your email unless you have raised a particular issue we feel the need to send you a reply to, if this is the case you will receive a reply within 21 days of receipt of your email.

"Thank you again for taking the time to write to us. Unless you advise us otherwise, we will add your name to the mailing list so we can update you on news about the review."

---- I like forward to news.  It'll be the first I've had if I do get any this way!

I did actually email as a follow up to the live discussion, and this time got an automated acknowledgement. Maybe they have responded to earlier concerns, but its still unhelpful.

What I emphasised from several angles was the need for this email address to respond and even provide an opportunity for discourse. Otherwise it was pointless fielding the discussants in the live chat with email us with your views - we'd like to hear.

I'm not at all convinced that they are sincere. And if you need proof of that, here's the automated message, signed by "The Adult Autism Review Team" at the other end of "this mailbox" autism@dh.gsi.gov.uk (not withstanding I'm breaching the confidentiality clause at the end forbidding disclosure!).

"Thank you for your email, this reply is to acknowledge its receipt. Your email is important to us, however due to the high volume of correspondence this mailbox is currently receiving we may not get round to replying to you as soon as we would like to.

"Please note that if your email is about the Adult Autism Strategy Review it will be read and considered as part of the review process. You will not receive an individual reply to your email unless you have raised a particular issue we feel the need to send you a reply to, if this is the case you will receive a reply within 21 days of receipt of your email.

"Thank you again for taking the time to write to us. Unless you advise us otherwise, we will add your name to the mailing list so we can update you on news about the review."

---- I like forward to news.  It'll be the first I've had if I do get any this way!