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I've mentioned this before, but pretty please can we have this SN topic?

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ToadsJustFellFromTheSky · 24/05/2015 23:02

I have mentioned this before elsewhere on MN and I have also recently discussed this with another poster who also thought it was a good idea so thought now would be a good time as any to ask.

I would like a topic for posters with SN. I know we've got the SN chat topic but sometimes I would like a topic where posters with SN can post.

I know the obvious place to post in would be SN chat but every time I venture over there I'm very conscious of the fact that 99% of the discussion taking place there is about people's children with SN and I think I would feel odd and out of place talking about myself. Speaking of which, if I did start a thread there about myself would I be made to feel out of place?

I know there's also the parents with disabilities topic but I'm not a parent and a lot of the discussion there is, as the name would suggest, about parenting.

I have been told that there is a support thread running for posters with ASD but I never actually found it. It's probably some place really obvious though and I've just missed it.

IonaMumsnet · 25/05/2015 16:07

Hi all. Just a note to say we are reading and taking notes, so please do let us know your opinions on this subject and we'll give everyone's ideas some thought.

EmmanuelleMumsnet · 20/06/2015 21:33

Evening all,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to this thread, it's been that kind of week (maybe even month!).

We are reading and taking note though, and we'll discuss further at MNHQ next week when more people are around.

RebeccaMumsnet · 29/06/2015 09:20

Hi all,

We are having a bit of a topics cull at the moment because we have many topics that were asked for but now remain unused.

We know it's a bit frustrating but could we please ask you to ask again in September when we have had a chance to clear the decks a little please?

Thank you!

KateSMumsnet · 28/08/2015 11:56

Thank you Toads - a bump is always appreciated! We've got a hands a bit full atm with hacker/site security stuff, but please do keep bumping, and we'll give this the attention it deserves when things are a bit calmer Flowers

DawnMumsnet · 26/09/2015 11:37

Hi Toads,

You're not irritating at all, and we're very sorry to have kept everyone hanging on like this.

It's September, and as promised, we're discussing this issue now. Can we have everyone's final thoughts on the exact name of the topic you'd like - the suggestions on this thread have included: Posters with SN; Adults with SN; SN/disability - ourselves; disabled and neurodiverse adults.

Many thanks Flowers

DawnMumsnet · 26/09/2015 11:55

Thanks, Toads, duly noted.

If anyone else would like to chip in, now's the time. Smile

BeccaMumsnet · 28/09/2015 14:35

Hi all - thank you for all your posts and suggestions.

Come this way for your new Mumsnetters with SN topic.

BeccaMumsnet · 28/09/2015 14:37

@PolterGoose

Me too Kevin and whilst I do have issues with the 'special needs' heading (the way 'speshul' is used as an insult is abhorrent) it seems a better fit to me, but I do mostly post on the SN boards so that's easy for me!

At the same time, 'SN' is broader than 'disabled/disability' because many people may have special/additional needs or suspect they do but wouldn't consider themselves disabled.

Maybe if the SN topic area was changed to 'Special Needs and Disability' the subheadings could be SN&D Chat, SN&D Children, SN&D Adults etc.

Polter - unfortunately titles like this are too long to work with our mobile site. We have tested similar titles in the past and it hasn't worked.

However, please do keep posting with your suggestions about the SN topic.

BeccaMumsnet · 16/10/2015 10:59

Hi Toads - we're going to take a look at this and see what's going on. Thanks for flagging.

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