Aspie moving to New York

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That's exactly what i'm afraid of, i might fall on the ground with a meltdown but i'm willing to take on the challenge.

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This is what motivates me every morning.

Well it sounds like you can hire a lawyer who knows U.S. immigration law. I would hire one, because it's very hard these days to get a residence visa. You may be ok, though, if you prove you can create jobs. That's a plus here in the U.S. these days.

Otherwise, welcome to the United States! I hope you have a great time here. I have traveled the world, and this is by far my favorite nation.

Thanks for that piece of advice, i'm going to employ 4000 people asap so i sure will create jobs. i didn't know lawyers had to get involved.

here is the subway map of new york city

http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm

here is the manhattan bus map

http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf


as you can see here nyc has an extensive public transit system the subway and bus fair is $2.25 express bus is $5.50

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Thanks alot, i'll need that way more then i prefer haha.

Well, yeah, I have problems in personal life and at work too because I speak my mind. I think it's one AS treats. But at the same time Christopherwillson's response didn't offend me either, because he's probably just like that too. Personally, I believe that it's better to say what you think than BS someone and say what they want to hear only to find later it was all utter bull. So I'm telling you the way I see it. If someone gave me millions of dollars to start a business, NYC would be the last place on my list. I still think your idea of overtaking advertising business in NYC is an impossible dream and I can't take that seriously, but that's just my opinion. Who knows, Steve Jobs started started putting computers by hand in his garage and look where he got. Ogden, UT or Boulder, CO are great places to open a small business, for example.

I still believe that, having the budget you do, you should come here and have a look. Depending on how bad your AS is, NYC can really be overwhelming. I'm isolating myself as much as I can, it's too noisy, too crowded here and too much movement here (traffic, flashing ads everywhere, etc), but that leads to very closed, isolated life, I can barely function outside my area of residence (relatively calm spot in Queens), any creativity or ambitions I ever had are shot to hell because of this. That's why I need to move out to a quieter place. I had some ideas too, but I can't do anything while I'm here because my anxiety is out of control during the day and I need lots of time to rest and recover. And I think I just have rather mild AS. From the posts here I see some people are orders of magnitude more sensitive than I am. You may simply find that NYC is impossible for you to live in because of your AS and that might ruin all your business plans.

Come, see the place first. I'll be even happy to meet you and show you NYC from an AS perspective. I can show you what to avoid in terms of crime and safety as well as places that induce severe sensory overloads for me. It would be much easier to sit down with some maps than trying to describe this place in limited posts on a forum.

Adam

When you come to US with enough money to provide certain number of jobs your status is irrelevant. Plenty of foreigners have businesses here without being legals residents.



That's what I'm trying to tell you, aside from your business plans that seem unreal, but let's leave that alone. This might not be a challenge. This might be a showstopper for you that will put an end to all your plans. Or, it can even be a suicide, literally. You need to come here and see NYC, go places, talk to people.

yes definately come visit before moving here


also an alternative to the loudness if you vcant tolerate it 24/7 is move to a suburb or to one of the outer bouroughs and commute into manhattan.

long island railroad is amazing ( though im biased im obsessed with trains lol)

Thanks for that, to me it feels if my asperger prevents me from doing in New York i'm a total failure, it's not true but i don't like give up to that. would be nice to meet you there i know how hard it's going to be there but i'm really willing to take the challenge.

It's actually really awkward how anyone can come in and just start a business it's good for me but it's strange.

I strongly disagree. AS is a condition that makes you different from most people. You're wired differently and you can't expect to function like NTs. Not being able to do things the way others do because you have AS is not a failure. No way. You can't think like that. You can still succeed in many fields but you may have to make adjustments and choose where you work and live so your AS won't get in the way. But don't force yourself to be like everybody else. It's not "giving up", it's doing things the way it's right for you. It's a choice you make to accommodate your individual needs. No one will think less of you if you do successful business elsewhere. Don't set unreasonable goals that may end up hurting you for no good reason.

You're right, thanks for the concern.

Yes. That, or Metro North and live upstate where it's quiet. Or even New Jersey. Although, that would make for a commute too long for me to tolerate. And, these trains are the first to stop running during bad weather which happens here several times each Winter. I have coworkers commuting from Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey and they have "winter days" very frequently. I'm still chewing on the idea of moving to Westchester or New Jersey (don't like Long Island for other reasons) but I can't get over the commute time. Right now I get work by bike in 35-40 minutes at most, even in bad weather.

Even neurotypicals who are not used to big cities have problems adjusting to NYC. NYC is a huge place and with all those people and a fast pace culture, it can be overwhelming.