"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.
