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Exclusive Forum Section Idea...

Mr BHT

I only joined a couple of days ago and have been scanning the various threads (and the site in general), and I noticed that about 90% of the posts seem to be from mothers of children with autism/asperger's looking for help and advice as to what to do in certain situations, where to go, etc.

Now I am not denigrating anyone in the slightest, and I may have not looked too deep into the forum, but I was thinking that maybe there could be a section exclusively for those with autism/asperger's to post - perhaps an 'adults only' section restricted to members aged 18 and above with the condition, where they can interact with others and discuss their personal experiences without the observations and queries of neurotypicals getting in the way.

Just an idea from a newbie.   

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  • Hiya,

    Thanks for the suggestion, it's something we naturally considered before the launch of the Community, as would have been areas only for people from some geographic regions or even maybe sections just for professionals or parents.

    Right now I think, as such a very young and just beginning, community it's most important to try and bring people together, no matter their relationship with autism. In the future, we could look at more prescriptive areas, or areas with more prescriptive audiences.

    But it's always been our thinking that one website doesn't have to do and be everything, especially given the really limited resources we have a the charity. So we'd also encourage people interested in this idea to consider some of the other communities that focus on autism that do provide these kind of areas.

    So as an example, maybe it's worth looking at Wrong Planet or Talk about Autism, which approach this issue in different ways. After all, there's no need to be a member of just one community and both of those websites seem to do great work - though I'm sure people will have other suggestions?

    Hope that makes sense and as we move forward over the coming years it's something we'll continue to review and consider.

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  • Hiya,

    Thanks for the suggestion, it's something we naturally considered before the launch of the Community, as would have been areas only for people from some geographic regions or even maybe sections just for professionals or parents.

    Right now I think, as such a very young and just beginning, community it's most important to try and bring people together, no matter their relationship with autism. In the future, we could look at more prescriptive areas, or areas with more prescriptive audiences.

    But it's always been our thinking that one website doesn't have to do and be everything, especially given the really limited resources we have a the charity. So we'd also encourage people interested in this idea to consider some of the other communities that focus on autism that do provide these kind of areas.

    So as an example, maybe it's worth looking at Wrong Planet or Talk about Autism, which approach this issue in different ways. After all, there's no need to be a member of just one community and both of those websites seem to do great work - though I'm sure people will have other suggestions?

    Hope that makes sense and as we move forward over the coming years it's something we'll continue to review and consider.

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