Published on 12, July, 2020
I was watching this Aucademy video last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPo-f4Ea4-U
They were discussing what an ideal world for autistic people would look like. The suggestions on the PowerPoint slides made perfect sense to me and I would love to live in such a place.
Imagine a world where all communication was clear and straightforward. Everyone would have their own space. Nature and animals would be cared for. Best of all it would be quiet!
Please share any comments or suggestions of what your ideal world might be like. Particularly any changes that might be realistically achievable on the planet we are stuck on for the time being
Great discussion.
Yes I watched this video too, it is absolutely brilliant! Autopia is so cool, I love how Aucademy have developed this vision thoroughly. If only Autopia could become a reality, it would be AUsome! The only current model we can base our idea on is the autistic led conference Autscape.
In my idea of Autopia, stimming would replace spoken language, there would be no emphasis on the spoken word. There would be alternate means of communication available for anyone and included in every aspect of life. Each week we could come together to share and swap each other's stims. Similiar to what Libby states in their Powerpoint, interaction would be based around dedicated interests and these would form the basis of education and employment. I love Libby's idea of dedicated interests lectures where we educate our neurokin on our passions.
I think Chloe has suggested this before, but I like the idea of everyone wearing a lanyard that states their communication preferences and dedicated interests. The Double Empathy problem would not exist! I love open green spaces, so Autopia would be really spacious and also have lots of stimmy and calming water features. Another idea when you go into any shop, restaurant, supermarket, you could find your own personalised list of safe foods, stim tools and 'spoon saving' products' using a QR code on your phone.
I didn't realise I had thought about Autopia in such depth.
Autonomistic said:They were discussing what an ideal world for autistic people would look like. The suggestions on the PowerPoint slides made perfect sense to me and I would love to live in such a place.
Yes exactly, I would love to live in Autopia!
Autonomistic said:Best of all it would be quiet!
Yes I love quiet! What else would you include in Autopia?