Adam Hakeemi
Active Member
Ok, before I continue, I feel that I have to make something absolutely clear. No, no, no, I am not in anyway shape or form and autistic separatist/supremacist. I am against hate speech in every way, and I don't tolerate it at all.
That being said, I've been reading on micronations lately and stumbled across this country called the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands (now doesn't that roll off the tongue). And I thought, "hey, wouldn't it be a great idea if autistic people had their own country. I mean, we can socialise, "govern", and have fun. And if we're lucky, we can even advance autistic awareness. Everyone wins!"
Now, let me set aside some things that you are (probably) thinking of:
1. No, I don't intend to make this a real thing. I know of the complications that can arise around such a thing (namely the fact that, we can't socialise, therefore we cannot carry out any teamwork). This is a purely online endeavour.
2. Yes, I am serious (kinda). The purpose of this country is not to represent autistic people on the world stage, but rather to strengthen ourselves as a community and have fun doing so.
3. Now, I've already mentioned I'm not an autistic supremacist, but in order for this nation to work, membership has to be restricted to autistics only. If everyone were allowed to join, that would beat the purpose, wouldn't it?
If you're interested, then please let me know. I haven't finalised anything yet; this was literally a thought I had in the shower, so we kinda have to discuss everything first. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me
That being said, I've been reading on micronations lately and stumbled across this country called the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands (now doesn't that roll off the tongue). And I thought, "hey, wouldn't it be a great idea if autistic people had their own country. I mean, we can socialise, "govern", and have fun. And if we're lucky, we can even advance autistic awareness. Everyone wins!"
Now, let me set aside some things that you are (probably) thinking of:
1. No, I don't intend to make this a real thing. I know of the complications that can arise around such a thing (namely the fact that, we can't socialise, therefore we cannot carry out any teamwork). This is a purely online endeavour.
2. Yes, I am serious (kinda). The purpose of this country is not to represent autistic people on the world stage, but rather to strengthen ourselves as a community and have fun doing so.
3. Now, I've already mentioned I'm not an autistic supremacist, but in order for this nation to work, membership has to be restricted to autistics only. If everyone were allowed to join, that would beat the purpose, wouldn't it?
If you're interested, then please let me know. I haven't finalised anything yet; this was literally a thought I had in the shower, so we kinda have to discuss everything first. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me
