Aspie Nation,If we build it will they come?

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Maybe we could get funding to make somekind of Aspie Academy? Thing of it as an education system developed especially for people with autism, as I've been discussing on another thread. Maybe mix in a bit of the Camphill movement ideas. Once we have that, we can progressively enlarge it, until it becomes somekind of university/village hybrid - there's a case to be made for including farming space and forest gardens from the very beginning, given that we may get some people who want to do farming, and the therapeutic nature of forest gardens.

Magneto, welcome back, It is good to see you here again.

I personally believe that an Aspie academy would be a wonderful idea, and probably would be a high priority for any aspie community. As you've pointed out on your other thread, a residental (dorm) setting allows for students who are not in easy communting distance to attend the academy. Actually, since the most likely Aspie community settings would be in a comparatively remote area, a residential model is by far the most viable model.

PrOphET, while I believe that Inventor's comment was sarcasm directed at the point that 3 Million aspies may have different views, I doubt that there will be only one aspie community. Yes, there will be a first aspie community somewhere, but I'm sure there will be other communities in different climates.

Wouldn't Religions send Missionaries to convert us? if so can we have a "shoot on sight" law?

What about gun laws? I am assuming we don't want them but If we do and we need to defend ourselves from Invasion (maybe from a religion that doesn't like the shoot on sight law).

I don't think that we would have a military but maybe a treaty like japan's,(only enough forces to defend and america defends them if needed)

An aspie island sounds interesting, but I've learned to adapt fairly well in the NT world. If this ever happens, I would love to visit, but I don't think I'll live there.

I'm tempted to spin off this topic to a new topic "Aspie Community", but we already have so many of those and this topic is active.

What would an Aspie community contribute to the world, here in September 2010? A place for Aspies to live, an Aspie Academy, what else?

I think that Seasteading might apply here. Seasteading means building communities on the ocean. Floating islands, oil platform type "islands", etc, are all forms of platforms. Seasteading is relatively cheap, if you get out far enough into the ocean, you are in unclaimed waters, and the ocean is huge and pretty untapped. The Seasteading Institute is researching this, and there is a bunch of information on their website.

SuperMario, seasteading has some serious drawbacks. The main drawback is that you have to maintain an entire utility (electricity, water, waste, communications, etc.) network out at sea. Perhaps it's one thing to put a wifi network on a cruise ship, but cruise ships are not cheap, and they only have to run for a few days without stopping in port.

AgentPalpatine, electricity generation and maintaining supply aren't really problems that you would encounter, assuming that the community is desinged the right way. The waves and wind out at sea have many times more energy than you would need, and supply can be maintained through trade (no place can become 100% self-sufficient). A seastead doesn't need to be big, and one can be made within a budget of 100,000 dollars. Seasteading doesn't really involve cruise ships, nor do the platforms resemble them, they would probably be moored in one location. The true problem, though, is engineering a structure well enough to stand up to the energy of rogue waves. I know that the whole seasteading idea sounds pretty unrealistic, but this Aspie Nation idea is pretty unrealistic to begin with.

From observing the manner in which some of us with AS treat others here at the WP, I am not sure I would recommend an AS nation. There appears to be among us a small group of AS people who are intolerant for differing views and opinions on things---which includes religion of course. One can respectfully state he or she is a Christian and be insulted with disrespectful remarks that are meant to harm. Then if you defend your personal belief on whatever topic it is, you can get ganged up on by other AS members. I have also found a lot of NT bashing to be inappropriate. It is almost like some are suggesting we with AS as a supremacy group.

I am just ranting a little---sorry. But I do think an AS nation would be a hotbed for disrespectul arguing. Many of us are "bull-headed" when it comes to what we believe is right. And expecting others to believe the way we do is a part of AS. We expect others to follow the rules as we follow them. But if it were a place where we more or less kept to ourselves, then it could be a peaceful place---I guess.

I agree Fuzzy, I just feel it should be done with respect and not with insulting remarks that belittle people.