Are there any existing spectrum-friendly residences?

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Not including managed-care facilities, room & board, board & care? Something completely non-institutional?

My goal short-term is to have a secure housing situation where I can pursue my interests and not bother anyone, and not anyone bothering me. Failing that, ideally to have housemates that have compatible traits, where the only requirement is the bills get paid on time. How would one even go about finding a more conducive living arrangement?

You need to tell us your city location for us to be able to help you further, so others from your city can tell you.

Sure, here in NL the RIBW has a lot of places where a person with ASD experience is available 8 hours a day each day to give advice etc.
24/7 if the people are also low on the IQ scale...

Really depends on your country and area though!

What is always true is this:
Autism is for life, so 99% of people in programs/housing etc. are there for 60+ years, which means turnover/opening up spots for new people is VERY, very low
(waiting on a spot for a few years now)

The only way I'm going to live a comfortable life is if I can live where the american dollar is 10 times more valuebale then that countrys currency. India? hell yeah I'd become indian, Tailand? uhh maybe. anyplace that doesnt have an enormous muslim population I'd consider living in

The good 'ol USA is just far to expencive

One can appreciate the irony here, USA is supposed to be the land of opportunity but the wealthy have reaped far too long what the poor can no longer sow.

If you are looking for an economical place to live, have you looked at mobile homes? There's alot of repo'd ones on the market (similar to forclosed houses).

neighbors are much farther away than in an apartment, and nobody bothers you as long as you are quiet.

Are mobile home better or worse then apartments?

I always hear people talk down on mobile homes but most of them are from the old mindset that homes are an investment and Trailers always depreciate.

Also would a person be on the hook for repairs for storm damage and mowing the lawn and shoveling snow? Or do you optionally rent them from a land lord?

I think tentatively my favorite idea would be a big spacious apartment loft if I could ever afford it.

It is sometimes possible to rent them like a house, but most people buy the trailer while renting the land in a park (aka Mobile Home Community). The newer mobile homes are quite well constructed -- just make certain to get the upgraded insulation (most repo's I've seen have it, but do check). Some manufacturers are even offering 2x6 exterior walls now.

If you buy, you are of course 'on the hook" for repairs and lawn maintenance, but the lawn would not be large, and in this economy, there are plenty willing to do the maintenance for a reasonable fee.

The point I love most about them, is they are an economical way to keep a roof over my head with nobody having any interest in what is under that roof. It is also much quieter than an apartment.