Thinking of moving to Spain

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So my question is: is Spain an Aspie friendly country?

It's about cultural differences, not where you're positioned in a geographical setting. Running away from your problems solves nothing, because you're the harbinger of them. (The cause of your issues are most likely rooted in your aptitude in social dynamics... Wild guess). What more, Spain is undergoing heavy financial crisis, and s**t is pretty bad.

Don't go. It's a great place if you're a tourist with loads of cash, the sights to see are amazing. Still, I would NEVER contemplate living there. Uck. (No offense). Neither do I believe the general populace's awareness of societal issues such as Autism is very... High. That's just my racist and most subjective opinion, though. :'P

I'll just conclude with... Any country can be an Aspie friendly one. Skip town instead. It's cost efficient.

I agree, it's not exactly the best place to look for a job in this economic climate and I don't know if it would be the best place. The grass isn't always greener on the other side in social aspects as people like to think but it really depends on your situation as well.

Sure, it might have the sunshine but in terms of living, I don't think it's the best place if you are looking to start a career for yourself. If you are from the United Kingdom, there are many benefits such as a free health service and better awareness for people with Autism.

Strong unemployment, very talkative people, in some regions the main economic activities are things like tourism, commerce, etc, where you need to work directly with clients...

Probably an Aspie hell,

I don't know. But I do know that Spain's unemployment is at a record high (25%) so unless you know exactly that you'll have a secure job there, I wouldn't go there.

I wouldn't go there either. There's no money there, not even in the tourist areas. There's no jobs for locals, never mind the tourists. An awful lot of expats there are on the breadline or in awful, exploitative jobs. Don't even think about it.

Well I guess I should have specified my question. What I was asking was if the Spanish culture is friendly to differences in general and as such somewhat aspie friendly.

I'm not running from anything and yes I know that my aspergers or any problems I might have wont go away if I go to an other country. That wasn't the reason for going, I want to learn Spanish.
I've lived in several different counties and use to speak Italian so learning Spanish should be fairly painless.

As far as work goes, I don't need a job I have a pension. I was planning on taking some Spanish lessons which would entitle me to a student loan and when I know the system a bit better find a more affordable place to live and so on.

I think one positive about Spain is that life seems to run much slower. They are not in as much as a rush as we are in the UK. I have tried it and ended up frustrated by all the English people I met there. You need a clear plan, and determination to steer clear of the English. I could imagine myself in a rural part of Spain and loving it.

Yes - I have found that with many (if not most) of the British expats in Spain that you'd run a mile to avoid them in the UK.

If you're insistent on going to Spain though, I'd suggest saying out of the tourist resorts and the Costa del Sol.

There is no work there even for locals, so don't even bother trying.

Also, you might want to be in an area of Spain where there's plenty of culture. Some parts of Spain are cultural deserts with very little to do. I'd think this over carefully, as well as thinking about the type of climate you want.