expectant AS couple requests help

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I was one of those people growing up. No electricity, no running water, no indoor pluming.

Problems with social skills is perhaps a factor. But then again, a lot of people on the spectrum are a bit geeky by nature and are familiar with netiquette.

Regardless of NT-type social skills, in terms of netiquette, joining a forum and posting a first post that asks for people to buy them things (as they did over on AFF) is not the done thing.I'm not saying that people on the spectrum shouldn't be able to have baby showers. I'm not commenting on the generality of it at all, which you seem to be implying.

This is pure conjecture, but it could be an age thing, combined w/ possibly early diagnosis. I've noticed that some people who were dx'd early and had access to special ed, various accommodations etc often seem to expect further ... um, how shall I say. Tend to be very optimistic about the possibility of further aid. Which, as I say in almost every post, is an attitude I could do with more of. No idea whether that applies here. Can't say I really care.

The site where I found the link was pretty much dead anyhow, so the appeal being a first post seemed less cheeky than ... something else.

There are ways to get what you need without asking for help. However, aren't we assuming they KNOW those ways? If you've got a tip, e-mail it to them; it might be something they haven't thought of.

oh, hell two years ago I was hauling water up to where I was living and carrying my poop bucket down to the portapotty behind the little country store up in the mountains. It doesn't kill ya, but there is a bit of getting used to it. I knew people to do it with kids, but geeze, any more you can't raise kids like that with out getting turned in for child abuse, etc.

I say more power to them! It takes a lot from everyone to raise a family.

Merle