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[quote=Anonymous]I'm probably one of the oldest/longest posters here.  Was on DCUM while pregnant with my oldest in 2002 when it was a listserve.  It's been SO incredibly helpful and is probably one of the most supportive forums on DCUM. Yet, I, too, have noticed a recent unwelcome 'edge' to many posts.  Oh, I agree with the PPs about the vitriol spewed towards PANDAS and SPD.  There's always been a vocal few who insist a kid has ASD and the parents are just in denial.  Yet, what I've seen lately, particularly from the 'professionals' who seem to have started to post recently, is the unwillingness to understand how parents feel based on their experiences.

There is a notable lack of empathy that, I feel, used to be far more pervasive in this forum.  There was far more sensitivity when you posted something that disagreed with the OP or a PP.  There were more 'gently suggest' posts. There was more acknowlegement that experiences may differ. Instead, I feel this forum has become more polarized and less sympathetic to the struggles parents of kids with SN.

I do not report posts that offer different opinions. The norm of this forum is support and community. I report posts that are unkind or from the same poster who repeatedly voices the same opinion over and over on the same thread - as if doing so will make it true and everyone will belive it.  Jeff can decide if those posts should be deleted or not.  [/quote]

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