My Autistic Self

My blog about myself as an autist and my experiences with autism. Information and explanation for people without autism, a view of the world from someone with autism.

Over het probleem van de kleur blauw en Wereld Autisme Dag
World Autism Day, the blue problem
23 Feb 2021
It is almost that time again, World Autism Day. The day when many organisations celebrate the diversity of the spectrum. The day when autistic people are put in the spotlight...
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What a year 2020 has been! I look back at what I've done, what my hopes are for 2021 and where I want to go.
2020, what a year!
31 Dec 2020
2020, the year in which Corona (COVID) was most central to our lives. 2020 was a strange year, where we were mainly at home. For me, this year was really...
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Starting projects, hyper focusing and then finishing up the projects. Something I have always struggled with.
Hyperfocus and Beginning (tm)
08 Oct 2020
It has been a while since I made a post. This is partly due to a lack of inspiration and partly because I am busy with other things than writing....
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Video webinar online!
28 Sep 2020
I gave a webinar on 26 August. This was recorded via Microsoft Teams and I put this recording online. You can watch this video here. So if you didn’t have...
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I'm giving a webinar on August 26th. This will be about my journey to the diagnosis.
Webinar - The journey to my diagnosis
18 Aug 2020
On the 26th of August at 20:00 in the evening I will give a webinar about my journey to the diagnosis of autism. It will be my personal story in...
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Ableism is a daily thing. Both actively and passively, it contributes to many problems within society. We don't always think about it, but it is a reason to challenge it in yourself and in others. In this piece I discuss my view on this form of discrimination and stigma.
Dealing with ableism
09 Jul 2020
Society has a problem. A problem with anomalies. As soon as you deviate from what society sees as the norm, you are closed out. This does not always happen consciously,...
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Last week I attended the webinar
Webinar Vera Helleman - A review
22 Jun 2020
Last week, 17 June 2020, Vera Helleman gave a webinar entitled “The Power of Autism”, about what she called “the three pillars of autism”. Together with about 650 other people...
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About the importance of talking about autism. By talking about autism and explaining it from the point of view of an autistic person, I hope to normalize autism in society. The ultimate goal is that autism is just as accepted as some other
Talk about autism
10 Jun 2020
Before I was diagnosed with “Asperger’s Syndrome” at the age of 30, I didn’t really know anything about autism. It was something I had never looked at. It was outside...
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About postponing things I have to do. Or about appointments, paying for goods and so on. A darker side of my autism.
The art of procrastination ...
03 Jun 2020
There are plenty of times for me to think that I didn’t want to do something in my life. Things I’ve dodged, decisions I haven’t made, or even put off...
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I was asked what I like about my autism. I thought this was a very nice question and write a piece about it today. The beauties of my autism
Beautiful sides of my autism
19 May 2020 in persoonlijk
Today I was asked the question: “What do you think are the beautiful aspects of your autism?” I think this is a very nice question! Especially because a lot of...
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I had an interview with Autism in Context about fear, stress, tension and autism. This interview was posted on their YouTube channel “Fear and Autism”. On this channel you can find several interviews with autistic people who talk about their experiences with stress and tension.
Anxiety, stress, tension and autism 13 May 2020
I had an interview with Autism in Context about fear, stress, tension and autism. This interview was posted on their YouTube channel “Fear and Autism”. On this channel you can...
Can you diagnose your own autism? Why would you want that? In this post, I’m trying to answer this as I see it.
Self diagnosis in the Netherlands 29 Apr 2020
Diagnosing your own autism when you have no education or experience to do so, is that anything you can do at all? Opinions run out of one. Here in the...
It’s hard for some people to accept that they’re autistic. In this post I want to discuss the ways in which I have accepted my autism as an integral part of myself and why that is so important to me.
Acceptance of Autism - The How and Why 21 Apr 2020
For some people, accepting the fact that they are autistic is quite a challenge. When I was diagnosed, I was also told that I would go through a grieving process....
How do you keep thinking positive? What kind of tricks do I use to stay positive and what can you do if it all goes wrong? In this blog I try to answer these questions.
How do you think positively? | Stay happy 15 Apr 2020
Following feedback on my previous blog post I am writing this post today. Thinking positive is not the easiest as I already wrote. However, there are a few tricks and...
It is quite an art for most people to stay positive in times of crisis. Often, because they are already thinking negatively in basic thoughts. One way to do this is to adjust your thoughts and try to bend to positive thinking.
The power of positivity | Stay happy 08 Apr 2020
It’s a wonderful thing, the human brain. We are able to form thoughts about all kinds of things and yet there are things that don’t always go well. It is...
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