MNHQ is removing the ND board from Active!

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Perhaps we'll have our safe space now.

Many thanks to @trivester and all those who campaigned for this. 😍

That is good I sometimesworry about posting just in case get jumped on so good we have safe space when we need it

That's wonderful news 💞

Yay! 🎉
I do wonder how long the test period will be though, they didn't say.

great. that is good news. It is so easy to click on a thread in active and not notice where you end up.

Hurrah!

Yayyyyyy
This really is great news

I'm hoping Barrow is lurking and sees this post. I'd love to have her back here.

I hope so too.

Fantastic! Good work to all of you who made this happen

Great news 👏 I've been reluctant to post on my own thread! 😁

Oh wow, this is absolutely amazing! I posted a bit when

Argh, over excited fingers!! I posted a bit when the board 'opened' then got really paranoid about doing so, so went back to my usual lurky self. I often want to contribute to threads on here, and even want to start them sometimes! You guys that have campaigned for this are wonderful, and so are those of you that have continued to post, despite you maybe not always feeling safe to do so thanks to the 'threat' of appearing in active!!

Thanks @Trivester

Yay

On the site stuff thread there’s an interesting point about the out-of-sight-out-of-mind aspect for the adhd-ers.

I tend to navigate from Threads I’m on rather than active, or retreat over here when the main site upsets me.

It’s tricky to meet everyone’s needs.

I wish we could customise the active section so I only get the boards I want.

I read that about 'out of sight, out of mind'. My view is that ND isn't just about ADHD (FWIW, I have a diagnosis of autism and ADHD). There's a whole range of ND conditions and as individuals, it's up to us to manage how we navigate the site and we can't expect everyone to just factor in our individual needs, it has to be what's best for the majority of ND members.

A lot of us have felt unsafe when being attacked by NT's on this board. My observation is that the attacks made have usually been on people with autism (feel free to disagree with me on this as I'm not on here 24/7).

I have been asking for months and months for this board to be removed from active or that there is some alternative so that ND members feel safe to post on here. In MNHQ not taking action until very recently, we have lost members, or people have taken extended breaks from the boards (I am one of these members) as they couldn't cope with the attacks and/or ableism.

While taking the ND board off active may not work for some, in the absence of a viable alternative and members with autism bearing the brunt of attacks (IMHO), there are ways around to ensure that you don't loose access.

Unfortunately that option would not stop assholes coming over here and attacking members who are autistic.

You can customise what appears in Active, at least you can on the website, I don't know if it works on the app. The little down arrow next to Talk and Customise. At the bottom of the Customise screen is a list of topics where you can hide unwanted topics or opt-in to normally hidden topics.

It's really hard to use if it doesn't appear in Active. I don't mind if it's opt in rather than automatically visible with opt out, but I can't use the section if I can't see it.

Maybe we just need to separate out the ASD and ADHD, which would be a shame as there is a lot of overlap, but maybe our needs from a board are too different.

I've just checked and I don't have this board hidden. In fact I hid it and re-enabled it just to make sure and this thread still isn't appearing in Active for me :(

I've just found this group! I didn't know that a specific place for us existed on Mumsnet. Do I need to do anything to make sure I don't lose the board? :D

Also, hi fellow ND folks! I am ASD :D

Here's the link to the ND section:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/neurodiverse_mumsnetters

Welcome aboard 😀

Thanks @Clarice99 :D