I'm staying in a transitional housing program for youth in San Francisco, and I'm concerned about certain autistic-unfriendly things that they do there
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The public library is usually the most popular place in town for people who have to be out of their housing during the day. You can always find a quiet corner to sit and read or write, and be productive at the same time. (Assuming you have a library nearby.)
This. And I also found that if there's a nice quiet park nearby it's good too. I used to go to the park and open the car doors to let the breeze in and just read or write or do homework. I was lucky, when I was in college and had long hours between classes I would hate to hang around because it was always so noisy and crowded with all the students. So I'd drive to the nearby park and enjoy the peace and quiet.
I do this too sometimes. When I need to get out of my apartment because of the noisy neighbors, it helps to pick up some hot chocolate, drive to a quiet location, and read in my car. I find it works better than a library, some times. Inconsiderate people use the library a lot.
That only works if you have a car / can drive, though. Not saying it's a bad idea - just that not everyone has access to that kind of portable personal space.
San Francisco has a pretty big library system, and there's a branch that isn't *that* far from me, I guess. It's still several blocks from my house, though, and most of the stuff by my house is restaurants and stores.
sometimes i like going to stores just to walk around and look at pretty things that interest me, even if i don't intend on buying. if i have a couple bucks i like to get some tea and a snack at a restaurant and just chill and think and daydream.. but it gets lonely fast and it can feel socially awkward when you know people are staring at you. i like the store and library idea. *nod* those are my favorite. hastings is one of my favorite stores because it's both a nice place to go read and not be bothered AND you can play with cool stuff AND there's music to check out AND you can get food and drink. but of course you need money if you want food and drink or you know, if you want to leave the store with whatever book you're reading or music you're listening to or whatever :/.. unless you rent..which still costs money at some point.
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if i have a couple bucks i like to get some tea and a snack at a restaurant and just chill and think and daydream.. but it gets lonely fast and it can feel socially awkward when you know people are staring at you. i like the store and library idea. *nod* those are my favorite. hastings is one of my favorite stores because it's both a nice place to go read and not be bothered AND you can play with cool stuff AND there's music to check out AND you can get food and drink. but of course you need money if you want food and drink or you know, if you want to leave the store with whatever book you're reading or music you're listening to or whatever :/.. unless you rent..which still costs money at some point.
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