I'm still 'without home' these day (I don't want to say homeless, because that gives the impression I'm living out on the streets or something, and I'm not.) which is severely limiting my executive functioning, so I'll try to keep it short, because I can't otherwise. It feels like one of those subjects that has a great influence on how we live our lives, yet I can't seem to find much discussion about it, so here we go.
What are your thoughts on architecture, on the way homes are designed, on interior design? Not sustainability or so-wise, but as an autistic. We do have specific needs, so it does make sense that we also have specific needs when it comes to the homes we live in.
As I mentioned, I'm a bit too wacky right now to write a whole analysis of my own feelings regarding the subject, just want to set off the discussion. I've basically lived in warehouse disguised as a row house for the past 7 years and it is quite difficult to find something new again now. Before I lived in a flat, which was perhaps much nicer, but only 'pretty picture' nicer, nice to the outside world. Friends tend to ask me, or urge me, to get something like that again, but I can't, much to their inability to understand. The reason is simple though: I can't live in such a place. The constant bustle of people around me, above me, under me, next to me, is just too much it's crippling. I rarely felt alive there, usually just tippy toeing around, trying not to make too much noise and being on the guard whenever I'd have to go out, so I wouldn't have to bump into anyone, or god forbid, share the elevator. There were times I somehow managed to forget about that, but it was rare, so it's not like I can't do those things, but it can be nerve-racking, and nerve-racking isn't what a home should be...
Anyway, as I said, just want to get the discussion going; can't really make sense of it all right now myself, and if I tried, it would lead me too far.
I did come across this blog Design for Autistics just now (the link will take you to the architecture related posts, so click on for more) which seems interesting. More things to say about stuff written there, but yeah, I'll leave it at that for now.
What are your thoughts on architecture, on the way homes are designed, on interior design? Not sustainability or so-wise, but as an autistic. We do have specific needs, so it does make sense that we also have specific needs when it comes to the homes we live in.
As I mentioned, I'm a bit too wacky right now to write a whole analysis of my own feelings regarding the subject, just want to set off the discussion. I've basically lived in warehouse disguised as a row house for the past 7 years and it is quite difficult to find something new again now. Before I lived in a flat, which was perhaps much nicer, but only 'pretty picture' nicer, nice to the outside world. Friends tend to ask me, or urge me, to get something like that again, but I can't, much to their inability to understand. The reason is simple though: I can't live in such a place. The constant bustle of people around me, above me, under me, next to me, is just too much it's crippling. I rarely felt alive there, usually just tippy toeing around, trying not to make too much noise and being on the guard whenever I'd have to go out, so I wouldn't have to bump into anyone, or god forbid, share the elevator. There were times I somehow managed to forget about that, but it was rare, so it's not like I can't do those things, but it can be nerve-racking, and nerve-racking isn't what a home should be...
Anyway, as I said, just want to get the discussion going; can't really make sense of it all right now myself, and if I tried, it would lead me too far.
I did come across this blog Design for Autistics just now (the link will take you to the architecture related posts, so click on for more) which seems interesting. More things to say about stuff written there, but yeah, I'll leave it at that for now.