"people who don’t have kids (aka me) aren’t allowed to respond or use the forum"
This isn't the case. There are plenty of discussions that don't involve kids at all. I don't tend to engage with the kids posts a lot because, despite having a child who I believe is autistic, many of the challenges posted about are not ones faced by my child. Some people do post a question and disappear but I see that as just desperately seeking help so if there is anything I can say that might help them, it doesn't really worry me if they respond or not. They might have read it and found something useful and that's enough.
"people who don’t have kids (aka me) aren’t allowed to respond or use the forum"
This isn't the case. There are plenty of discussions that don't involve kids at all. I don't tend to engage with the kids posts a lot because, despite having a child who I believe is autistic, many of the challenges posted about are not ones faced by my child. Some people do post a question and disappear but I see that as just desperately seeking help so if there is anything I can say that might help them, it doesn't really worry me if they respond or not. They might have read it and found something useful and that's enough.
Fair enough. I haven't really come across that sort of thing but I have been fairly sporadic in my use of this forum and, as I say, I don't tend to engage too much with the kids posts. I can see why you would be put off doing so if you've had negative responses though. I don't necessarily think that you have to have direct experience of something to offer a view and if someone doesn't like what somebody says they can ignore it rather than being abusive. I get the impression that some people are just looking for the answer that tells them to do what they already want to do anyway.
