Getting your own place

I’m not sure what you mean by an autism room but if it would help you process the world then I think that you should go for it. I don’t have anything like that though as for me I feel like it’s my house, you are only coming into it if I say so, therefore the whole house should work for me. If you think I’m weird because of my house you are not coming in it bluntly. I will scatter fiddle toys, furry animals, lava lamps and things like weighted blankets all over it thank you very much! That’s a personal preference though and very much depends if you’ll be sharing the space with anyone else clearly!

To be fair I’m very lucky that I live in my own house these days. I started out renting a room in a shared house - in that circumstance obviously everything is in the one room anyway. Sharing houses was difficult for me for lots of reasons. Living alone (or previously with family) was/ is much better. Might have been better to wait longer before moving out and go straight to living alone in retrospect. On the other hand that would have been a big step in terms of everything that needs looking after. I do find it a challenge to manage everyday life at times. Eg without direct debits bills would not get paid on time, without supermarket deliveries and ready meals I would probably survive on cereal. I find it difficult sorting things like repairs and so on too (phone calls then having a stranger in the house!!). Make sure you’ve got support lined up for if/when you need it.

I’m not sure what you mean by an autism room but if it would help you process the world then I think that you should go for it. I don’t have anything like that though as for me I feel like it’s my house, you are only coming into it if I say so, therefore the whole house should work for me. If you think I’m weird because of my house you are not coming in it bluntly. I will scatter fiddle toys, furry animals, lava lamps and things like weighted blankets all over it thank you very much! That’s a personal preference though and very much depends if you’ll be sharing the space with anyone else clearly!

To be fair I’m very lucky that I live in my own house these days. I started out renting a room in a shared house - in that circumstance obviously everything is in the one room anyway. Sharing houses was difficult for me for lots of reasons. Living alone (or previously with family) was/ is much better. Might have been better to wait longer before moving out and go straight to living alone in retrospect. On the other hand that would have been a big step in terms of everything that needs looking after. I do find it a challenge to manage everyday life at times. Eg without direct debits bills would not get paid on time, without supermarket deliveries and ready meals I would probably survive on cereal. I find it difficult sorting things like repairs and so on too (phone calls then having a stranger in the house!!). Make sure you’ve got support lined up for if/when you need it.

Autism Room in my eyes is like a big play room but for adults, I would be doing a school roleplay and fantasy stuff in this room but also will double as a sensory room. Like i said it won't be for a few year but as you know with autism this things take a lot of planning