Aspie Living Alone = Disaster?

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I live alone and from the point of view of quiet and being able to stick to my routine etc I really like it. I never feel lonely.

I do struggle with the day-to-day stuff such as shopping, cooking, eating, housework, paperwork etc though. That has been easier when I've lived with other people but the benefit has been outweighed by the overload of not having quiet and my own space.

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For those who would prefer living with [or near] others, we are putting together an intentional Autistic community within an already existing community in Pueblo. My son purchased the first property for it on September 15.

I live with my parents and I must say I can't freaking wait to get out of here!! ! I feel like living here has made me more complacent and content being in solitude than I want to be. I am the type of person that likes company from to time but I can't have anyone over here for various reasons so for me to socialize I have to go out And sometimes I'm not in the mood. Not to mention when I like to be left alone I like to be left ALONE, as in don't knock on my door and bother me.

I have autism and I live alone with a lot of outreach support. I like being on my own. Just need support for things like appointments and shopping and uni.

Living alone is a disaster if living alone makes you miserable. It makes me miserable... but what works for me may work differently for many others here. In my own experience, me living all alone would mean I get lazy and can't be arsed to do things any more. I need someone to kick my butt every now and then and tell me to do stuff.

Me living alone would be disastrous... but me never having any time for myself would be too. I need to find the middle ground, the balance, and keep things Zen. It's the only way to prevent the craziness from finding me.

I've never lived alone. I think that if I did, it wouldn't last long and it wouldn't end well. I'm not good at keeping a house clean on my own, or paying bills on time. I also don't make enough money to live on my own

I always said I would love to live alone and follow my own desires and I would never want to get married. Now, almost three years being on my own and it's friggin tough. I was out doing an outing with new friends (yes, you read that right!) and there were a ton of young families. It sucks to know I am missing out on that because I would make an excellent partner and father! I know I am getting very close to landing a partner but it is getting increasingly more difficult to not have anyone to come home to.

I can only live alone with 3-4 times weekly outreach support.

I do online food shopping so avoid supermarkets.

I love being on my own. I can study in peace, eat when I want, have a shower when I want, get up as early as I want etc.

I used to live in supported housing a few months ago and I HATED it.

I want to live on my own for many years to come at least. Just need the right support, and I have a friend who visits (who has AS).

I live with my parents and I must say I can't freaking wait to get out of here!! ! I feel like living here has made me more complacent and content being in solitude than I want to be. I am the type of person that likes company from to time but I can't have anyone over here for various reasons so for me to socialize I have to go out And sometimes I'm not in the mood. Not to mention when I like to be left alone I like to be left ALONE, as in don't knock on my door and bother me.

I currently live alone and it's a lot better than living with others. No expending energy to deal with others, no one steals my stuff and no one hogging my bathroom except me. The main problem that it can be too peaceful. It's hard to motivate myself to clean the place until it becomes necessary, but then again if I do clean it's to my standard.

I'm considering taking on some more work to get more income so I can move into a decent studio apartment rather than the student dorm-style apartment I have now. Having access to a kitchen that I only use rather than a dirty communal kitchen would be amazing, even if it's tiny. I love cooking when I have time, but taking all the food and cookware required out of my apartment then cleaning the cooking area first just turns even the most enjoyable recipes into an intimidating chore. I tend to eat too much takeout, non-cook foods and things that can be made in a microwavable bowl .

I wish I lived alone again!

I live by myself, it's not so bad but I do get lonely and depressed sometimes. I lived with my family before tho and was so stressed by it that I didn't even want to interact with people. I wish I had friends and people to do stuff with, it's pretty isolated right now.