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@Little Sherri: I've tried to inform before being scanned. They don't let you. They aren't interested in your disability card you printed for them until after you fail the scan. And yes, the AI is just giving them a pass / fail with a highlight of the area of failure. Next time look back after failing t he scan to see the image they get. Last time I looked, appropriately yellow in the appropriate area. <smile> Ok, it's been a while since my last flight.

@Fleetwoodmac32192 I can understand your frustration.... The problem with the people who look at the claims of rising number of those diagnosed with Autism, is they don't understand what is behind those numbers. RFK Jr as an example, still thinks of Autism as it would have been defined in my child hood, only really the ones with the worst of what is currently considered Autism now -- probably levels 2 and 3 in DSM 5. The current definition of Autism covers a wider range of "uniqueness" / people that are different from normal, including what had been considered Asperger's syndrome and even more that are less impacted by related issues. People who literally think differently than most folks. Some are people who with minor accommodations can excel in some areas and be well paid. However the current definition is a spectrum, a very wide spectrum. I would have never been diagnosed as Autistic in child hood, yet all the current online tests suggest further evaluation for me. One test available online claims that my score definitely puts me on the spectrum. I considered that test more of a personality test that happened to fit me better than most. That particular test had statistical claims that 18% of those that were studying for what is my bachelor's degree (computer science) are on the spectrum, I'm assuming based on the college student population that they used to get a baseline set of numbers for the test. (Computer Science majors were the largest group that tested to be on the spectrum.) So, I believe that if I were to get professionally evaluated today (by newer standards) I would be given the designation. And I'm at the point in life where I'm about ready to retire - hopefully comfortably. We shall see how much more Trump screws that up.

Prior to Trump, for me, items ordered from Canada were likely to not be hit with any tariffs, so we had a relatively free boarder, for items under what Ii believe the term was "de minis". Kins and RearZ (and their related companies) are based in Canada. Most of the rest (ABU, Tykables, etc.) are based in the US. All tend to import their products from China. Northshore (US based) is the only one with what I would call good disposable diapers manufactured in the US (but with imported supplies), but even most of theirs diapers are imported from China. For me, ordering from the US folks (for now) makes more sense, as the tariffs will be paid on the wholesale value coming into the states. For the orders for products delivered from Canada, I would expect to get hit with needing to pay the tariff based on the sale price before being able to receive the delivery. Its been years since I've see this at this low a level.... If there are any good disposable diapers manufactured in Europe, they will likely have the price advantage in the US for a while. And where US (and CA) folks sell abroad, (Australia and Europe), I believe they typically ship to those locations direct from China to avoid extra shipping costs and now also not crossing US boarders.

@oznl: It's not the Rearz diapers that are going to see the price increase, as they are in Canada.... However US folks who import them to the states are in for a shock on the duty (tariff) their going have to pay to receive their order in the US. Now most of the rest of the companies are US based, so the "list price" will have to increase to cover the tariff paid by the company as they are the importers to the US from China....

Instead of paying the 25% Canadian tariff for the import to the US from CA, one would be paying the current (145%?) tariff imposed against China, and instead of paying against ~wholesale cost, it would probably be against the sale price by Rearz.

Worse -- If (as I expect) Rearz items are imported from China, the importer (who will be the buyer) into the US will come with a customs declaration stating such, and it will be the buyer's responsibility to then pay the China based tariff before the goods can be delivered to them.

Actually, I'd expect it to be (1.25 * wholesale cost) + retail cost

<joking> But remember: The idiot considers Canada the 51st state, so by his reasoning, would be a Citizen of the US.... </joking> (Ok, I need to stop reading threads like this before I go way too far in my comments....)

@AngryAllDay: Main issue is finding protective (plastic, PUL, etc.) pants that work for you. Also, you may want to slowly pick up cloth diapers and protective pants over time if you can't afford the major initial payment to pick the needed quantity up all at once.... If you have standard bath towels, you might want to pick up some (large) protective pants and diaper pins (or equivalent), and try that at night. It will (probably) be on the bulky side, but allow you to test while building up what you want for cloth.

The closest I've come is on vacation camping. Sibling and I were finishing up laundry - folding everything in the laundry room when a women walked in and started her family's laundry. She made a comment that the item I was folding could make a good towel, and I stated yes it could.... After that I believe the light dawned on her about what I was folding (maybe in part as a result of how I was folding things). Nothing else was said....

I'd add Carer, but what they list for sizing isn't good for me. And I don't like the fit / sizing of what I've tried from Babykins and Gary. Some of Gary's stuff is close enough to mostly work for me, and is cheaper than Protex. May be time for me to take a trip to BC CA and get Kins to do a measurement and make one to my size specifications in a small quantity.

@ppdude: Since VI Products went out of business (which was the offshoot / sale of Gerber's adult line to VI Products), I've only seen one company try to match that... And I suspect you have already looked at Protex -- and found them lacking in some way for what you want.... Best wishes / good luck. If you do find something that hits your spot for the VI Product / adult Gerber replacement I'm interested. Hopefully sizing and cut will be similar to what VI Product and Comco had.

@Babypants: I agree with you concerning Comco. The plastic (protective) pants from VI Products and Comco were (relatively) inexpensive, but also well designed for nighttime (or daytime) cloth diapers. I have yet to find something (reasonably priced) of equivalent cut that properly handles the seal at the legs that allows me to supersaturate the cloth diaper without leaking -- until I empty the excess liquid in the shower. I've had to go with slightly more cloth diaper to get equivalent protection - which still risks a leak at the legs. I looked at Carer's pants, and while they look good on the model, their size chart requires I go two sizes larger for the waste than I want for the size at the legs -- if their size chart is accurate. And I've found that the folks reselling protective pants made by Gary have in more recent years slightly relaxed their leg elastics, so they don'\t work as good for me as they used to. And the cuts aren't as good for cloth as they used to be. As to a fast large soaking of cloth diapers, with the VI Product and Comco pants, I've had no issue with the (first) sudden flood. With proper layering I had the absorbancy I needed at night without issue. With early onset BPH, my bladder capacity is down from when occasional nocturia turned into occasional nocturnal enuresis. So, my initial flood isn't as large as it used to be, which may be helping with the less than ideal protective pants that are now available on the market.

I've enjoyed seeing shots of your plushie menagerie. Once I retire and move back towards family I've been considering picking some items up. Too bad some of the shops have gone out of business / no longer producing.... Last I looked Plush Life hadn't posted the delay from Feb. to March for ordering on their web site..... but also hadn't opened up the order page.

@thegreenbeatle: Welcome. From you introductory comments, you may need to hear something a counselor told me that I wasn't expecting would have the impact it did: "Its not your fault." Keep that in mind as you consider the past. It might help if you have access to a counselor to utilize their services. Take care....