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Why was the Asperger thread on SN Chat deleted?

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HardAsSnails · 20/04/2018 10:15

Spotted the thread last night and went to read it this morning, as it's really quite significant for the autistic community, and it's gone.

I realise some might consider it challenging, distasteful and upsetting to read and discuss, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't discuss it.

We should be discussing it more.

Autistic, intellectually disabled and other disabled people are still treated appallingly and die in state-funded institutions. We need to be able to recognise the historical context of attitudes that lead to such horrors. It is a topic that will engender emotive and emotional viewpoints, and may be traumatic for some, but that does not mean we shouldn't talk about it anyway. People should be upset by this, people should be upset by the dreadful ways disabled people are treated in so-called 'care' homes.

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SheldonCooper77 · 21/04/2018 14:25

Could someone link the new thread for me please?

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HardAsSnails · 21/04/2018 14:10

Thanks Hebe, I will do that.

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HebeMumsnet · 21/04/2018 14:07

Hi everyone. And thanks for flagging this Hardassnails - we've just replied to your report.

We have to admit we were probably a bit hasty here, you're right. We had a lot of reports on the thread and it seemed to be upsetting and offending people but we probably could have just edited the title.

If you haven't already, do feel free to start another thread about it. Sounds like a good idea.

Apologies again for the over-keen deletion fingers.

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HardAsSnails · 20/04/2018 18:30

Thank you. It could definitely have been better titled.

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HardAsSnails · 20/04/2018 18:23

Who knows? I didn't get to post on it so didn't see the deletion message!

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HardAsSnails · 20/04/2018 14:06

I'm assuming they're tied up in the data breach stuff...

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HardAsSnails · 20/04/2018 11:37

I've reported my OP so hopefully MN might explain the deletion so we can discuss this without fear of another deletion.

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CaptainKirkssparetupee · 20/04/2018 11:30

He also protected many other children at his school from the Nazi's by hiding how disabled they actually were.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 20/04/2018 11:26

Basically there was a thread named "Hans Asperger's was a Nazi murderer of disabled children"
Which was about the "beyond help" children he sent to Spiegelgrund during world war 2.
Which is of course where they were experimented on and often killed.

Samcro · 20/04/2018 11:19

i meant if you start a new thread,
sorry I don't get SN topic in active anymore even though im opt in.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 20/04/2018 11:18

I think Samcro meant if we do another thread.

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Samcro · 20/04/2018 11:12

i have no idea about the thread, but maybe if you put a warning in title so people know it could be upsetting? just a suggestion.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 20/04/2018 11:12

And yes, sadly still happening.

CaptainKirkssparetupee · 20/04/2018 11:11

I'm not quite sure why this is suddenly a big shock to people, it's been know and debated about for many years before now.

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HardAsSnails · 20/04/2018 11:09

Exactly, horrific abuses and death in institutions is not a thing of the past. History shapes us, and we need to learn from it, so we need to talk about it.

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