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Meeting Point is a new online conversation space hosted by Scope.

It has been created in response to an increase in the number of calls the charity's helpline has been receiving about young disabled people who feel isolated, different and misunderstood.

The forum is aimed at people aged between 10 and 18 years and is a closed room, which means you have to be registered to use it.

After inputting your details, a regional response worker will make contact to arrange a visit and talk through the forum, how it works, any specific areas of interest, and obtain authorisation from your parents.

At present Scope can only accept registration requests from young people living in England and Wales.

The boards are post-moderated which means that once registered you can post messages and interact with other users immediately. However, the moderating team can edit, remove or delete messages which don't comply with the forum rules.

"Many teenagers find it difficult to talk to their parents about their feelings and disabled teenagers are no different. Increasingly we're hearing about young disabled people who feel frustrated and angry at being misunderstood. We wanted to create a safe space for them to come together, to share their experiences, find information and talk through issues they are experiencing with their peers," commented Jacqui Piper, co-ordinator at Scope.

Jhon Bateman, aged 13, said about Meeting Point "I think it will be good as it's an instant way of communicating with other people of a similar age. Even if you're ill because of your disability you would still be able to talk to people."

Meeting Point can be found at .