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23 Jun 2010, 11:29 am

jc6chan wrote:
Does it even exist? I know that communities for adults with autism who can't live independently exists.

Anyway, assuming that almost all aspies are able to live independently, would you want to live in a community where aspies just gather together?

One thing I would like is that I would be able to talk to certain aspies surrounding the topics of my interests and if I acted a bit weird from time-to-time, other aspies would not mind that.


That'd be pretty cool IMO, and certainly a lot more relaxing.



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23 Jun 2010, 7:32 pm

Locustman wrote:
Quite simply, no, I wouldn't.

I don't want to be stuck in a social ghetto of any kind - in the same way that if I were black I wouldn't want to socialise only with other black people, or if I were gay I wouldn't want to cut myself off from mixing with straight people. It's true that NTs often don't understand us, and vice versa, but they're not the enemy.


Asperger's is a genetic mutation of the human genome. Therefore from a genetic and/or evolutionary perspective, NT's actually ARE the enemy. It is a genetic race to see if we win or they win the race called "Survival of the Fittest"

Interestingly enough... I'm not even sure I'm joking.



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23 Jun 2010, 8:19 pm

A lot of my friends are either on the spectrum, or close enough to it.
However, I've realized that I don't think I would survive in a community where absolutely everyone is a definite autistic/Aspie. People who have traits of AS but not the whole thing seem to be quicker than me at least at processing and reacting to unexpected things. If they are with me, they can therefore help me deal with these things. I think Aspies and NTs, as well as those who have some traits but not the whole thing, complement each other. I don't know how functional a community where everyone is on the spectrum would be, but I would imagine that it probably wouldn't be as functional. Even though we are blunt and honest, we also have executive and sensory issues which impede our functioning ability.
I think the world needs everyone working together, so such a community would not be very beneficial. However, what needs to happen is more support and understanding.


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24 Jun 2010, 3:48 pm

I'll admit if I lived in an environment which was totally autistic, I doubt I would find any serenity since I'd have to deal with various quirks and all.Don't get me wrong for, I mean no harm just sometimes it's a good idea to be around people of natures whereby you can learn a great deal and all.Actually, I've learned much here on WP..