The Upper peninsula of Michigan would be another idea. It has
the same climate, it's in the US, and it's sparsely populated.
Hmm.
I'd feel weird bout living in the Midwest but that may be just because I'm a Yankee.
Alaska?
From what I've read Alaska and Silicon Valley are pretty Aspie already.
Or Wyoming.
Smallest state in the Union, lot of land.
Of course, the UP, get enough people and we may be able to apply for statehood.
Talked to a number of Michiganians who would be happy to see it out of their state.
Of course, if we get that many Aspies into Michigan, it'd be interesting to seewhat happens to a classical "swing state."
From what I understand, the only consistant thing about Aspie politics is that we tend to be extreme.
Why would a colony have to its own country? It does not even have to be an island: its could have other barriers such as distance from other settlements, walls, or economic or membership. There barriers could be for protection or isolation, which either view one has.
The main problem is how to make money. No doubt any country would allow people just to sit around on disability pensions. People would have to have jobs. Who would decide who does what and who would have contact with the outside world.
I think that a neurodiverse colony should have as little regulation as possible (e.g. murder and theft laws, noise control laws and other such issues dealing with bright light, perhaps some minor building regulations and as few laws regulation the people as possible.
One of the advantages of putting a colony in a developing country is that we could establish complex manufacture and perhaps some cottage industries and our products would be viable in both the country of residence and developing countries if we can export.
Trying to create a central planning system for any colony that we would have would not work. Well, not if we want any level of freedom and comfort. I think communism has proven this pretty conclusively.
I know that I have some business ideas I'd like to try as an adult. If I'm successful, I could move it/them, if I don't have a chance to try I might in such a colony.
The most that I'd recommend for central planning is an agency to determine what economic niches are unfilled, to give some ideas, and perhaps a loan advocacy organization. Then just let the laws of economics work. Surely you don't consider us less capable of ambitious enterprise than neurotypicals do you?
I think that the best idea in a colony would be for those with ideas for businesses to go first, and set up. Those who are uninterested in founding their own businesses would follow. And if we can manage some food source, we could have a colony largely self contained. I really need to re-write out my precedents, since the idea can be demonstrated by illustration.
As for outside contact, I think that regulating it, even if anybody who wanted could likely obtain it through election would be frightening, authoritarian, and cultish. No thank you.
Perhaps the idea would work best with just half a dozen or so people at first and then gradually bring in more.