How are you capable of living?

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I live at home with my family and pets, and like it.

I live with my family now, but I was never close to them, for as long as I can remember. I even used to fantasize about living in a group home for kids where there are no adults (I pretty much viewed all adults as my enemies until the age of 16). Now, I'll be moving into my own apartment in a month or so, so the future looks very promising.

Ma and I, she's got a physical [neurological] disorder to my mental so we help each other; I maintain the property (she does also) whilst she maintains my sanity.

I have no idea of where'd I'd be without her....

My BF and I are both aspie, and between us we have 6 kids with us. I'm unemployed for the past week, but usually we both work our heinies off to stay afloat. It isn't easy....but honestly, I don't think it would be easy for most normals to do this either.

Before I met my BF (here, BTW), I was working 2 jobs 7 days a week to support 5 kids...and somehow, I got used to that. You make your routine and you get used to it. The hardest part is the paperwork and phone calls.

I live with (unrelated) flatmates have done since I was 22. I have lived in various places some better than others. In the future I hope to live by myself and see how that goes. Tomorrow is my five year anniversary of independent living.

I live with my father... I managed to live for a couple months with roommates, but I'm afraid I may never find the strength and will to live alone.

I really cant do anything when I am alone, simply because I hate being alone.

Living alone was a bit of a fantasy to me before moving out because you could do anything in your own house and no one would care less

Bought a unit eventually with the help of dad 'cause he's a finance broker so he gave me the loan to do so, and with the earnings from that he bought me a tv and bed etc.. so I thanked him for that and he also gave me a car loan so I could get a car of my choice. The car of my choice was a Mitsubishi FTO and I now drive that in motorkhanas (around cones in competition) and on tracks every month or so. But I'm no good at it atm becuase of money and skill... trying not to ramble on.

Been living alone for years though. Much better than living at home because you can let the dishes stack up then do them all at once, etc. Only trouble is I stay inside too much

I live alone. Where I work is a 15-minute walk from home. (I don't have a car.) The only thing I don't like about where I live is that there are no video rental places closeby (unless you count the Chinese-Vietnamese place a few blocks away).

My husband supports me financially. I would like more independence but it's difficult to find work I can stick at.

I lived with my family for 19 years of my life and then I lived on my own for a year and a half. Then I moved to Portland and lived with my boyfriend for a month and then he had to move out of his apartment so I am now living with my aunt and uncle. I pay them rent and their rules aren't so difficult to follow.

I am perfectly capable of living on my own, but I am living with my parents to save money.

In August, I will be living on campus at the college I will be attending.

Tim

I live alone. For the most part, I vastly prefer it, because I get really annoyed at having other people around a lot. I wish I had family that was more willing to be involved with me, though; too much 'slips through the cracks' in my life, and I'm extremely poor with upkeep of my apartment. Sometimes I feel like I should live in a group home or something because I don't do too well, but I think having other people around all the time would drive me over the edge.

I left home at 18 because the family situation was very bad, and spent more than half my life either with a roommate or married, but in a lot of ways I'm more comfortable now. Not financially, certainly. I barely get by; it's the high price of my beloved/needed solitude.

Growing up, my mother took care of me (since parents were divorced). I never could manage to work & dropped out of college, she financed me then. Went on welfare, applied for SSI but had grab-bag of dx's, none of which really described my situation, and was rejected twice.
I met someone & we got married, by which time he was paying the bills. Mother died & left me pension, so I get small monthly check. When I got divorced, had to go back on welfare-this time I got AS dx & SSI approval. Met someone else & he provides our income, beyond what I have left over from what family's given me. Considered too well off to keep getting SSI so I no longer receive that. If/when we marry I'll no longer be eligible for benefits & services I can't otherwise afford-alas.
Anyway, I live thanks to the beneficience/aid of gov't. agencies (incl. social workers), my relatives, and longterm partner/companion. Can't financially support self. Can maintain my own lifestyle/apartment/keep track of paperwork, more or less successfully enough to function (but my agoraphobia/social panic in public scenes prevents my getting out much). Supports I now have enable me to go places for a couple hours at a time & explore new locations, gradually.

I don't live with either of my parents as they are abusive. I currently live with a relative who helps me. I am looking at moving out to live in supported accommodation.

The kind of place I am aiming for is one where each person has their own self-contained flat, but there is a warden on duty 24 hours a day if you have any problems. Additionally, a support worker comes to see you on a one-to-one basis once a week to talk about any problems you might be having.

Living without support, or living in a shared facility is not possible for me due to my disability

I've been away from my family since i was around 19--- living with them is too hard, even though they mean well. They forget I'm a big girl now.
I'm with my wonderful (and also very strange) boyfriend and we have enough space here that we can be together or do our own things as we desire. The big change now is that we have a roomie living in the back bedroom. I was scared of doing this at first because I tried living with other people before as roomates and it always ended badly ( I guess I'm not as easy to live with as I thought i was... but neither were they!). One of them was such a terror that I avoided home until I knew she was asleep--- sleeping in the car was preferable!! ! Confrontations with people are very difficult for me.
But this one keeps to herself mostly, and her dog deters strangers from getting too close to the house so i feel safer, too.