Erikatharsis

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Anyone know of any interesting resources about autistic/neurodiverse intentional communities or cohousing? And how do we feel about this movement?

On a quick search, I found [this Forbes article](https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbernick/2019/06/26/the-autism-city-part-1-the-intentional-community/) and [this article from Autism Housing Network](https://www.autismhousingnetwork.org/neurodiverse-cohousing-matter/). The Autism Housing Network appears to be a treasure trove...

https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]ld/t/301305

The Autism City (Part 1): The Intentional Community

A movement of autism-focused communities is emerging in 2019, offering new models for mixing safety, independence and inclusion. They are built on twenty-first century sensibilities, but also harken back to the utopian communities of America's past.

Forbes

Sometimes I feel like I stim mainly to communicate "I am autistic and feeling overwhelmed right now" to onlookers when I can't easily talk. Can anyone else relate?

Of course I also stim for the typical reasons, but I feel like I'll sometimes sort of "play up" certain autism-associated traits as a form of body language... I've also experienced people not understanding what stims are and misinterpreting mine, so maybe it's a bit naïve of me to do this.

https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]ld/t/283953

I feel like I sometimes stim mainly to communicate "I am autistic and feeling overwhelmed right now" to onlookers when I can't easily talk. Can anyone else relate? - autism - kbin.social

Of course I also stim for the typical reasons, but I feel like I'll sometimes sort of "play up" certain autism-associated traits as a form of body language... I've also experienced people not understanding what stims are and misinterpreting mine, so maybe it's a bit naïve of me to do this.