To be distinctly peeved that my thread was treated as spam.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

It was a link to a really important National Autistic Society survey.

I posted it in AIBU for traffic. Lots of people signed.

But then it was banished to some godforsaken corner of MN. Because someone reported it as spam

[TheOnlyOliviaMumsnet]

@cuntycowfacemonkey

At ease eyebrows just pondering

Pondering's fine

[TheOnlyOliviaMumsnet]

To clarify - we don't PULL threads with petitions or links to surveys.
But we will move them to their specific topic.
HTH

[TattieHowkerz]

Good work on promoting the survey

I've done it, though it does seem to assume professionals working with people with autism are all doing support for daily living

[RonaldMcDonald]

Sounds fair enuff from mumsnet and well explained

They were definitely not being unreasonable but I hope that you feel less cross now that they have given you an explanation of why they applied the rules

[EllenJanethickerknickers]

I spotted the first thread and filled it in.

My understanding is that there's a large minority of posters on MN with DC with SN (most common SN being ASD/AS or similar) and quite a few posters with DXed or unDxed ASD themselves. I guess we were either brought here by the SN topic and stayed for the LOLs or perhaps have difficulty maintaining RL friendships due to caring responsibilities or maybe find socialising by forum suits our personalities. Or coincidence. After all at least 1/100 are DXed with ASD. I think there's lots more than 1% or us, though.

Thanks, Maggie.

[Fatmomma99]

well, I've seen this thread and I've filled in the survey. I didn't clock the other thread before it got moved.

So one small success!

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

It asks if you're a professional working in the field of autism - I don't think I can really say that I am as ASD isn't my predominant professional interest (it's more of an incidental thing if that makes any sense!)

Yes, what a shame. At least you tried

I've done it, though it does seem to assume professionals working with people with autism are all doing support for daily living confused

Oh I see.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

I think there's lots more than 1% or us, though.

Yes, I do too Ellen.

So one small success!

Hoorah!

[CrabbyTheCrabster]

Survey done.

[BreacaBoudica]

Nice to see this is still in active conversations :)

[Crocodopolis]

Horrid disablist decision mnhq

Oh, nonsense. I have Asperger's and agree with MN. AIBU is not the place for surveys, etc no what matter the topic is.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

even if people are objecting to it, at least it is being noticed,

Very true Frusso