Can you live independently?

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i do they did try to get me in somekind of asisted living wich i turned down i dont want anyone to controll my money's bills or me not after 11 years of that s**t

Under certain circumstances, yes I can.

Independent means topic

I have been on my own for 38 years and have raised three children alone. I have worked for most of this time, and even supported a spouse for ten of those years when he refused to financially contribute. Then I got burned out and am on partial disability, but I maintain my own home and still support my two teens until they finish school.

After my late lover died I discovered that, no, I really can't live independently. Until then, I had always had someone else around - family, roommates, boyfriend - SOMEone.

When I actually was entirely on my own, I discovered that I was unable to focus on anything - house was so dirty that it was unhealthy, couldn't manage my money, didn't pay bills on time, neglected my dogs' health, neglected the yard, would forget to eat until I was weak, personal hygiene went to pot, etc. It was not pretty.

Also, while I don't require much social contact, human beings do require some ,and I ended up having zero social life for a year and a half - the only people I saw were at work (where it was entirely possible for me to go an entire week without actually speaking to any of my co-workers) or the grocery store. I am quite sure this extreme isolation contributed to my entering a severe episode of depression.

I guess that, if I can get my executive dysfunction under control I'd be ok, but until I do that - no.

I can live on my own and I am also capable to live on my own. I can Cook, clean, pay bills, and also Get a job easily. Also, I got a girlfriend which I would ask her about she can be my room mate. I decided to learn a lot, because I experienced traumatic events in my entire life, when I got into trouble, my parents would yell at me. And my teacher forced me to read social stories. I was so mad, and later, I got very depressed about that incident. I am done with her. If I move out on my own, I would have a chance to have a better life. Sorry for saying mean comments, if you find it mean.

I am ok with things when I am physically well as I have my own creative ways of working around any functioning issues I might have (such as my short attention span for things that don't interest me...I find ways of making them more fun or interesting and that seems to do the trick) so yes I do live independently in the sense that I live alone and like it that way. Much less stressful.

I do unfortunately live the life of a hermit though due to my social difficulties and I am stuck on disability at the moment. My physical health issues have not helped there though!

I can manage day to day life just fine, just not financially right now, so I'm living with family for a bit while I get back on track and stack some coin.

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No for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.

It didn't happen until I turned 23 and was touch and go for a few years after, but I have lived independently since 1985.
I have always kept it very, very simple. That's what's helped me maintain it. Keeping it simple. Yeah, I sometimes feel like I'm hanging by a thread and it'll all come crashing down around me, but so far, so good.

I can clean, cook, do laundry, take out the garbage, and shop. I'm 19 and still unemployed though. I can't support myself financially. I don't know how to manage bank accounts and pay bills. I can't do yard work either.

If I were living in an apartment I wouldn't have to do any gardening so that'd be one thing out of the way. I can maintain a living space. The one thing in my way of living independently is being able to pay for a living space.

I'm on a waiting list for low income housing and I'm collecting ODSP. I plan to get the hang of living away from my parents that way. I'll still be trying to get a job but I'm going to do a trial first on ODSP and housing support.

I used to be very dependent on my parents as a child (for my age at the time that is) but now I crave independence. I can look after myself and am looking to move out as soon as possible.

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Before I had crippling anxiety, I was living alone at college. Now, I'm living with my parents. I plan on living on my own again while going to college next semester.

Supposedly, no. Fortunately, I had parents who didn't care so no one stopped me from doing it anyway since I was 18. I recently went through an "are you read to live independently?" checklist in an AS book and failed every section except the hygiene one.

I'm not that great with housekeeping, but other than that, I'm definitely capable of living on my own. (only reason I'm not currently doing so is financial issues which aren't entirely under my control)

I've not done well living independently.

At college I lived on campus and got sick often, mostly due to my eating habits, and I do not drive so I had to bike/walk around campus and to food stores/shopping outlets. I also lived alone for about a year renting from my father (I'm pretty sure he is AS also) and I had no heat the entire time, and he didn't come to fix it despite my requests, and he also wouldn't allow any handymen on the property. My solution was to buy a space heater for my room and just cook in the kitchen with my coat on. I did well paying my bills and cleaning, but I'm at a loss for fixing anything aside from computers or small mechanical things, it turned out that the natural gas was just turned off outside from the previous winter.

I am married now and live with my wife at my father's home and I think we could live on our own now because we assist each other on our weak-points (mine is mostly driving and managing the small things, but her weakness is bills and cleaning). She actually scored higher on AS tests than I did and is currently diagnosed "disabled" with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia, I'm pretty sure she is AS too though, but she hasn't done well living on her own in the past either (just a few months at a time). I'm confident we could do really well together, but living alone isn't a feasible option for us right now. I'd like to learn to drive as well, but it is very overwhelming (my grandfather didn't drive till he was 40, he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, but I'm pretty sure he was AS as well).