Thanks for the suggestion. I think it's probably worth saying, as a kick-off, that the 'Living on the spectrum' was intended to be the place where issues of adults would be posted, along with the other areas where there is a more general focus on the issues being addressed.
It'd be really interesting to hear if people don't feel that's what's in that area. We could work to make that more clear for people posting there.
What would be difficult, I think, would be a whole area for adults covering the same topics as an area for parents. I think in the end that might, especially in a small forum, divide up posts to the point where very little was commented on.
If, on the other hand, people would like a section where only a particular group (adults or parents, for example) were able to post, then that's more challenging for us. We understand the need some people may feel for this but it's kind of outside the remit of the service provided here - which was always intended to bring everyone together in one place to share advice and experiences.
But that doesn't mean other forums might not provide that, we'd encourage people to explore what's offered through the list of other communities - http://community.autism.org.uk/communities
Love to hear more details and feedback on this though, so we can find the best way to make some changes to improve things :)
Thanks for the suggestion. I think it's probably worth saying, as a kick-off, that the 'Living on the spectrum' was intended to be the place where issues of adults would be posted, along with the other areas where there is a more general focus on the issues being addressed.
It'd be really interesting to hear if people don't feel that's what's in that area. We could work to make that more clear for people posting there.
What would be difficult, I think, would be a whole area for adults covering the same topics as an area for parents. I think in the end that might, especially in a small forum, divide up posts to the point where very little was commented on.
If, on the other hand, people would like a section where only a particular group (adults or parents, for example) were able to post, then that's more challenging for us. We understand the need some people may feel for this but it's kind of outside the remit of the service provided here - which was always intended to bring everyone together in one place to share advice and experiences.
But that doesn't mean other forums might not provide that, we'd encourage people to explore what's offered through the list of other communities - http://community.autism.org.uk/communities
Love to hear more details and feedback on this though, so we can find the best way to make some changes to improve things :)
