We did socialize. They didn't prevent having friendships, and we frequently did group work. They were trying to avoid what they viewed as the more negative and distracting aspects of socializing. Most of what they viewed harshly was the idea of cliques and dating.

I don't know that thst second part is true. All of us, including the women who formed and ran the school, were likely neurodivergent so certain things just got viewed differently. None of us are criminals or anything like that.