What is your opinion

[Wendigo20]

This is just for talking and wondering sake so please don't take it the wrong way , what if there's was a town where there is no nts but a town just full of autistics and asperger people of all kinds form all over autism spectrum would this town be good to live in ,friendly ,sustainable or would you think it might not work tell me your opinion and what you think it would be like please

 

[SusanLR]

I'm kind of split on deciding.
I've always thought a place like that would be ideal
as we all have a lot in common in how we like to live,
special interests, most of us like nature and a bit of isolation in our surroundings.
We would probably have a much better chance of finding
someone else with our own topics of interest and therefore friendship or to make conversations with.

I think if there were an abundance of diverse people along the spectrum and not maintaining a place for just LFA or HFA, but, a good mix, then it could.
We could also help each other and understand one another's needs better also.

High quality medical facilities could be nearby.
Much like a seniour living facility or community has.
A transportation bus for those who do not drive, etc.
The docs and hospitals wouldn't be right in the town in other words, but nearby.

 

[Streetwise]

This is just for talking and wondering sake so please don't take it the wrong way , what if there's was a town where there is no nts but a town just full of autistics and asperger people of all kinds form all over autism spectrum would this town be good to live in ,friendly ,sustainable or would you think it might not work tell me your opinion and what you think it would be like please

or you could call it a ghetto or a gated community !makes for trouble !reservations for indigenous peoples make for a lot of resentment .

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

Does the Truman show now become
The story of one NT stuck in that town?

As those guys loved routine!

 

[Progster]

I think it probably wouldn't work - just because people are on the spectrum, doesn't mean that people will automatically get on well with each other, be able to cooperate and live in harmony. Probably the opposite is true. To function well, a society needs all sorts of people playing different roles, and that includes NTs.

the Truman show

Love that movie.

 

[Otenba]

Considering how complicated life and society is, I'm finding it hard to have an opinion either way on this. I do think it's a good question. I can see why some may be optimistic about it, since it'll be like a "new world" never yet truly experienced... but considering how the world is now, it's focus on NTs, and fact I've got to adulthood without diagnosis, suggests that it will have similar problems as we currently have... but that's doesn't necessarily count as a "not working" to me.

 

[Nitro]

This is just for talking and wondering sake so please don't take it the wrong way , what if there's was a town where there is no nts but a town just full of autistics and asperger people of all kinds form all over autism spectrum would this town be good to live in ,friendly ,sustainable or would you think it might not work tell me your opinion and what you think it would be like please

Nice thought,but do you really think such a community could survive on it's own?

Eventually,there will have to be contact with the outside world,so in the bigger picture, nothing has really changed has it?

How do you plan on sorting out who gets in and who doesn't if you move forward with your plan?

Do you use the same sets if subjective diagnostic criteria that are used to determine if a person is or isn't on the autism spectrum?

 

[Bella Pines]

I like the idea of it, but I'm not convinced it would be sustainable.

I participate in the world because I am forced to. I need to work to support my children and give them a good start in life. I need to interact with NTs because I can't keep a job without learning how to co-exist in NT society. As a result I do wash, buy clothes, eat healthily and exercise. But left to my own devices, I would not. I would live alone in a log cabin, with a graphics tablet, a huge library, internet, I would study and publish scientific journals, for the betterment of man kind. We would probably all live some variation of this. But, without NTs forcing stupid social gatherings and working together to achieve larger things, patting each other on the backs for trivial achievements, there is no mankind. So an aspie community would end up just being isolated individuals who lose touch with anything but their inner psychoses. They wouldn't breed, they wouldn't work together, eventually there wouldn't be anything to work for, to improve.

So no, I don't think it would work. However, I do think a retreat would be fabulous! A few cabins in the middle of a forest! Somewhere to recharge with limited exposure to like minded souls.

 

[Progster]

How do you plan on sorting out who gets in and who doesn't if you move forward with your plan?

Good point.

 

[Mr Allen]

No.

Call me elitist if you like, but I prefer living with NT people, after a life time of mixing with disabled people in general, I tend to mix better with, for want of a better word, normal people.

 

[Chance]

This is just for talking and wondering sake so please don't take it the wrong way , what if there's was a town where there is no nts but a town just full of autistics and asperger people of all kinds form all over autism spectrum would this town be good to live in ,friendly ,sustainable or would you think it might not work tell me your opinion and what you think it would be like please

I wish you had a maybe vote, or it could help vote... but sadly I voted no.

It's a great thought... I have thought on it also... but at the end of the day we are all still very different.

YES, we could set up a community more suitable for ND's that in itself would help a lot...
But even then we could never cover every single issue that all the differing people struggle with and over time we might even find it quite boring.

ASD people are often not wanting to be centre stage, or put on the spot, so things like Mayoral positions, Law Enforcement, and stuff like that might be very poorly established.

Even if it were ALL like minded high functioning ASD people... We still get confusing signals, therefore its still a mess at some point.

NT's are sometimes tough to deal with, but they are the massive majority by some 99% so its sort of hard to ever even see anything without them being involved...

I also KNOW there are truly wonderful and caring NT's I wouldn't want to exclude in my life, and I'm sure there are some shady ND's I would want to exclude from my life...

So in this narrative I do think and ASD based community could be a reality, but it wouldn't be some utopian dream land... However it might be much more manageable as far as sensitivities and people might understand the gest of such a community and respect that it was set up for a specific purpose...

I would be willing to try an experiment like this, but with the mindset that it will never be perfect. : )

 

[Nitro]

When you attempt to assemble a group based on divisiveness, you will always have some on the outside looking in

 

[Bolletje]

I think ND and NT people need each other. I wouldn’t want to live in a community with just ND’s.

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

I think ND and NT people need each other. I wouldn’t want to live in a community with just ND’s.

Are you saying we're all idiots?

Or just me ?

(Serving underarm)

 

[Chance]

Are you saying we're all idiots?

Or just me ?

(Serving underarm)

ND volleyball? I havent even figured out the juggling act just yet... : )

 

[Streetwise]

ND cricket

 

[tlc]

I'd like to think it would be utopia. But I think it would be too much of a good thing. I think the reason we can be the people we are, is we are in the minority. Right now we can sort of band together. There's enough to go around, enough room for us to be ourselves. But if the town was all ASD folks, I think there would be a lot of competition. A fight between 2 people with misguided social cues, hard to say how that would go. Is leaving town an option?

Like for example, all the people (myself included) who say how much money you can save driving old cars, new cars cost too much in all ways and have huge depreciation. But without all those "fools" buying new cars, there would be no used cars left for people like me.

One of those things "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it".

 

[Chance]

I'd like to think it would be utopia. But I think it would be too much of a good thing. I think the reason we can be the people we are, is we are in the minority. Right now we can sort of band together. There's enough to go around, enough room for us to be ourselves. But if the town was all ASD folks, I think there would be a lot of competition. A fight between 2 people with misguided social cues, hard to say how that would go. Is leaving town an option?

Like for example, all the people (myself included) who say how much money you can save driving old cars, new cars cost too much in all ways and have huge depreciation. But without all those "fools" buying new cars, there would be no used cars left for people like me.

One of those things "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it".

Sadly i’m one of those fools that buys new vehicles... Actually one about every 2 years... (i rotate 2 new ones at a time) mainly because of the massive amount of miles i travel for work and in my personal life.

I can stack about 60,000 miles or more easily on a vehicle per year. I try and split this between 2 to keep the depreciating at a minimum. I tried, the drive it till it drops thing, and that was an everyday nightmare. So its best for me to drive new under warranty vehicles especially since they are mostly paid for through mileage reimbursements through my job... but i get what you are saying in normal circumstances.

So i can be the used car supply in Aspieville if you like Jeeps and big 4 door pickup trucks.... : )

 

[tlc]

Sadly i’m one of those fools that buys new vehicles... Actually one about every 2 years... (i rotate 2 new ones at a time) mainly because of the massive amount of miles i travel for work and in my personal life.

I can stack about 60,000 miles or more easily on a vehicle per year. I try and split this between 2 to keep the depreciating at a minimum. I tried, the drive it till it drops thing, and that was an everyday nightmare. So its best for me to drive new under warranty vehicles especially since they are mostly paid for through mileage reimbursements through my job... but i get what you are saying in normal circumstances.

So i can be the used car supply in Aspieville if you like Jeeps and big 4 door pickup trucks.... : )

Sounds like you've got reasons it works for you and that's great. Perfect example why I put fools in quotes. And I like Jeeps.

My dad stacks up about that much mileage too, traveling salesman. He seeks out low mileage Grand Cherokees and runs them till about 300k. They run well, are rarely in the shop, and get him through the harsh winters here. He knows them inside and out. Always has at least 2 in his fleet which he rotates.

I have an older XJ Cherokee. My newest and nicest vehicle right now, but still built old and simple. I keep multiple vehicles too so I'm never out.

 

[LucyPurrs]

I like the idea of there being a few isolated cabins in the woods for people to retreat to when they need extended alone time to recharge. These are surprisingly hard to find (I've been looking). It'd be cool if a bunch of folks went in together to buy maybe 3-4 cabins then had the use of one for a certain amount of time each year. Kind of like an aspie time share but with cabins instead of vacation spot condos. Just fantasizing!