I am getting cross at being reported after answering questions as genuinely as I can. All appeals fail...Anyone else having this trouble?

Don't give up. At the end of the day the person you percieve as bullying you would then win and you walk away tail between your legs feeling bitter.

If you have experience of Autism then you will know the bias that people on the autistic spectrum face on a day to day level and that is predominantly down to ignorance. The best way to deal with that is by dispelling the ignorance which by the sounds of things you were trying to do. The issues usually comes down to "how" you are doing it. Telling someone bluntly that they aren't empathetic may come across as a tad patronising (even if it's absolutely not intended). Instead take a step back and think about how you can offer the benefit of your experience in a manner that won't evoke a defensive reaction from the person concerned.

Without knowing the content of your answer then it's hard to say one way or another if it's something you should either just shrug at and use as a lesson what to/not to say or to go ahead and appeal it. If you have the quesiton link or the content as per the violation notice you received then please do update your question and someone can help. We can help you to write an appeal and also how to appeal, and/or whether to just leave it and don't worry.

We virtually all get violations at one time or another - some of them justified, some of them not. Either way - don't give up Yahoo Answer because of it

Remember, people on the Autistic spectrum are not always equipped to explain how it affects their lives and they depend on people like you to stand in their corner..... so don't let a simple violation stop you. Their need is far more important than the person who reported you's need and actually more important than you being affected by that as well :)

You'd be surprised about empathy though right?

"Man controlled man to man's own demise"

I think these 'autistic' people who I worked with, are smarter than most of us, just in a non verbal way. It's important that I note proper symbiotic relations. #SafeGuarding

Other than that... Refunds all around.

What a sad little piece of сrap you are. You insult everyone you can. Why not do the world a favour and just rid yourself of this Earth?

Mo, you're a child molesting Pedophile.

Why dont you do the Yahoo answers community a favour and close your account, before yahoo does it for you. We dont need your offensive comments on this site. And when your man enough to try and defend yourself, i will be waiting right here.

No because I stay away from inflammatory Qs,try to stay within the guidelines and don't post offensive content.The only time I get reported is by a certain user who doesn't like me.

To say certain people don't have consciences is to insult those people. Lack of empathy does not equate to lack of conscience. People with autism feel guilty about their own behavior, even if they don't empathize with the victims of that behavior.

And besides that, autism is a very broad diagnosis, which includes some people without empathy and some people with lots of empathy.

A psychopath lacks conscience, but being autistic does not make one a psychopath.

My middle name is trouble

As Ð〇ᑌᙖᒪᕮ Ƭᖇ〇ᑌᙖᒪᕮ says, don't give up.

It's well possible to answer questions "as genuinely as you can" but still break guidelines. I think you just need to remember that Y!A isn't ordinary social discourse, and so there are additional constraints on what counts as an answer.

Avoid conversational remarks that don't answer the question and/or insult the asker. In normal life, it may be perfectly routine to answer (say) "Who knows?" or "I don't believe you" or "Why are you so dumb?".

Here, you *must* attempt to answer the question asked; and you *must not* insult the asker.

If the question is unanswerable or unutterably stupid, report it if it's a violation and walk away.

It is only rarely for me, possibly because I try to be nice, even when it is not deserved.