"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.
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.
