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This interactive web site highlights international efforts to provide farmstead communities which meet the residential, vocational and recreational needs of the growing population of adults with autism. It chronicles progress that has been made since the creation of Somerset Court in England, in 1974. You can scan the charts that provide contact information, and those that present comparative data. You can connect to individual site descriptions or hyperlink to web sites of specific communities to see how this model has evolved. Many programs have fared well and continue to grow and expand; some have just begun to emerge. Sadly a few have never been able to start, even after years of planning, while one significant program has closed. New efforts are in various stages of development in several countries. These pages, with information gathered from programs new and old, clarify those issues that determine success and those that present significant challenges. Shared understanding and cooperative exploration avoid some of the pitfalls of setting up and running such communities. Hopefully, collected knowledge and mutual problem solving will benefit new programs as they evolve. Please offer thoughts and ideas, ask questions and respond to others on our Share Page.
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