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If you came into a lot of money, how would you invest it to help the autistic community?

Jamie

Someone mentioned on here not long ago for there to be an emergency chat thingy for those of us who aren't comfortable speaking on the phone when in need. That seems like a good idea to me as calling someone when i needed help would be the last thing i'd do. 

I'd also look into starting a business that utilizes the skills and abilities of autistic people, a bit like Unicus which is a software company that only employs autistic people:

https://www.unicus.com/om-oss/

Another thing would be to help more on the education side with perhaps paid speakers to share their personal stories of living with autism 

What would you do? 

Parents

  • If I had a lot of money and it had to be spent specifically on autism services? I'd probably set up a private members club for autistic people. Something half way between a working mens club and a student union. A venue to host every kind of niche special interest activity you can imagine. Want to watch and fan boy over anime, do cosplay? Fine we'll book you a night. Massively into LARP and dungeons and dragons, here's a room we'll put out adverts for you. You want to do TED style talks on weird science or odd ancient history, we can make it happen. Can't get a date? We run a club night and members get discounts at the bar and their guests get free entry. Have you heard about our e sports / video gaming nights? The harry potter fans have a notice board over there and have a regular weekend lunch.

  • in reply to Peter

    Two problems with a geographical venue. Firstly its location would would exclude anyone not living close enough or able/willing to travel. Secondly many of us even if we could get there would not want to go in case there were too many people!

  • in reply to AuTriker

    Well in the first instance there is nothing in this hypothetical that’s says I couldn’t start a franchise of charitable venues. I could find and licence venues in other cities too. 

    secondly I’m sorry I just don’t buy into this curent trend for online socialisation. Maybe I’m old fashioned. But I want to do ‘things’ with people not just talk on zoom. Ultimately introverted people like online groups because they’re normally small groups and involve relaxed activities like board games.

    you can run an online club night or an online party etc (think vr chat) but with 20+ people online at once and lots of virtual moving between groups I think it would loose its appeal to the introverts.

    it’s totally possible to run good events for introverts irl, quite boardgame nights etc where 5 or 6 people will settle at one table and spend most of the night there. And they have the option of dipping their toes in more extroverted activities if they so wish.

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  • in reply to AuTriker

    Well in the first instance there is nothing in this hypothetical that’s says I couldn’t start a franchise of charitable venues. I could find and licence venues in other cities too. 

    secondly I’m sorry I just don’t buy into this curent trend for online socialisation. Maybe I’m old fashioned. But I want to do ‘things’ with people not just talk on zoom. Ultimately introverted people like online groups because they’re normally small groups and involve relaxed activities like board games.

    you can run an online club night or an online party etc (think vr chat) but with 20+ people online at once and lots of virtual moving between groups I think it would loose its appeal to the introverts.

    it’s totally possible to run good events for introverts irl, quite boardgame nights etc where 5 or 6 people will settle at one table and spend most of the night there. And they have the option of dipping their toes in more extroverted activities if they so wish.

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