people having troubles to getting stable in life ?
auntblabby
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And this in a time when there are hundreds of thousands* of empty homes.
* Numbers differ by source
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I speak from experience. I've been between homes a few times, a few different circumstances and places. But the car is key. I'd feel so vulnerable without a car.
On the other hand, when I was younger I also hitchhiked around the American West, and had nothing but a backpack and a bedroll. It was a long time ago; I don't think I'd want to do it now.
But, I know a young person who did something similar, about a year ago: hitchhiked, and hopped trains, or however you call it, & traveled on Greyhounds when she had money from panhandling or picking up odd-jobs. She was telling me, there are a whole bunch of people out there doing that. They run a circuit, certain cities in different parts of the country - they kind of seem to clump in groups. I don't know if that's what you want.
For me, I have never hopped a train (getting on w/o paying, often while the train is moving, for those unfamiliar with the idiom - or if I got it wrong) and I most certainly wouldn't do it without someone experienced to show me what to do. Well at this point, in my 50's, I'll never do it. But hitchhiking is pretty basic. It would probably be pretty cool with a dog.
I've never been homeless without a dog, I think that helps too. A dog and a car, you're totally set. Warm places in the winter, so you don't die of being frozen. The most recent time I was between homes for about a month, I stayed in front of the Library, where there was free wifi, while my son & dog snored away next to me. It was cool. A car can be a home.
Traveling is a good way to deal with homelessness, if you have the freedom to go. There's a lot to be seen out there, and
I've been homeless without even shoes. I am dumbfounded at how very, very easy that can happen.
Once you lose traction, it becomes virtually impossible.
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You're not alone.. I'm not much better off financially & have very spotty part time work at the moment (I need to find a new job) but am very very fortunate to be living with family right now while I try to get myself into a better position in life. I've been doing a lot of research into and experimentation with various natural treatment methods and have had some success thus far, but just ventured down an additional path that I'm hoping yields even better results so that I can get back to life faster. The things I've tried have definitely helped, and led to this next one, so.. fingers crossed that it resolves the root cause of the problem(s) that resulted in my neurological symptoms going wild. I realize that I'm extremely fortunate to be living where I am so that even when I'm extremely short on cash I still have a place to live while I obsessively figure myself out. I'm also getting beyond tired of this s**t and so really really hope I'm onto something with this latest round of learning and input from various friends/doctors etc. That, and I thought I already had quite the story to tell the AS world about what I've learned and done so far.. but if this heals the underlying cause of all of the other things I've discovered, it might just makes for an even better story to tell and lessons to teach. Apparently I'm going to need 4-6months to find out. I've already done some other things that took just as long that I realized huge benefits from, so waiting this out shouldn't be that difficult. I'm just impatient & want to know now. :p All in due time, I suppose.
Anyways, I digress.. as for homeless Aspies, I've recognized AS traits in many of the young homeless people downtown. Never know, could be a lot of them.
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I looked at 1401b's link. I agree many of us are wasting our abilities because of our lack of social skills. Although I'm not homeless, I have achieved so little in my life because wherever I go, I get ostracized and cannot fully function. I wish I could help those homeless AS/autistic people, but I'm not in a position to be able to help anyone. I first have to be stable myself. It's so frustrating that I'm wasting myself because of this unnecessary social side of work.
Good to see you back, goldfish.
Good to see you back, goldfish.
I'm wasting a lot of my abilities too because I get ostracized. The social rejection makes it very difficult for me to function.
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