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.

It's autumn again. The days are shorter and the nights longer. Why do I like this time of year anyway?
Autumn days, relaxation days
19 Nov 2019
It’s wonderful, the fall. The days become shorter, the nights longer, the weather colder and the people less often on the street. Most of them stay at home in front...
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About missing internal structure. Because of this lack, the need for external structure is much more present. External structure can also be created by people around me.
Lack of structure
12 Nov 2019 in persoonlijk
The myth is that autistic people are always organized and plan everything they do. I call this a myth, because for me this is not the case. I am very...
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Over pauzes nemen op het werk of studie/school.
Breaks
05 Nov 2019
“It’s time for a break!” it sounds through the room. A supervisor of the day care where I come announces that it is time again for the time to sit...
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A post about being hungry for information. How I am always looking for information and how I podcasts herewith see already source of information. And the lack of Dutch podcasts
Hungry for information | Postcasts about Autism
30 Oct 2019
“I’m not curious, I just want to know everything!” This used to be one of my regular statements. I’m always looking for information, on all kinds of different subjects. To...
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About how my thoughts come about and how I make connections between different things. How it actually affects everything in my existence.
Cobwebs in my head
24 Oct 2019
Where Michel talks about his drawers in his head, I want to talk today about something in between with me. When I try to explain my way of thinking to...
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A poem I wrote a few years ago about my feelings about climbing out of my depression.
Storm | A poem
17 Oct 2019
It sometimes storms in my head Thoughts rage, feelings hunt Storm in my head When I look around me in my dreams, A lot of things are passing by Thoughts...
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About how I dealt with my depression as an autist. How I recovered and what it meant for me to be so deep.
My depression and my recovery
14 Oct 2019 in persoonlijk
1 in 3 young adults and 2 in 3 adults. That is the statistic of autists with depression. A shocking amount of people. And unfortunately I was also one of...
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About what makes me enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons. What makes it a fun game? And what do I encounter?
Dungeons and Dragons | Fantasy free rein
10 Oct 2019 in Dungeons and Dragons
Storytelling. In essence, this is what Dungeons and Dragons is all about. Dungeons and Dragons is a game where a story is told by a so-called Dungeon Master and the...
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The difference between
I am an autist vs I have autism
07 Oct 2019 in persoonlijk
Which is it? Do you have autism or are you an autist? The choice is pretty clear to me; I am an autist. Autism is a part of who I...
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About the influence that music has on my concentration
Music vs. Silence
01 Oct 2019
When I’m busy with work or writing this blog, for example, I “need” to have music on. I know there are many people who prefer to work in silence, but...
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Oudere Posts
10 money questions for ... 30 Sep 2019
Following the above post from Tistje, I thought it would be nice to fill this out for myself and share this with you. Do you spend a lot time think...
Site update; no more Disqus 26 Sep 2019
Since I started this blog I have used a comment system called Disqus. This blog was not actually used by visitors to my blog. Not so strange actually, because most...
Theory of Mind - Thinking Differently 17 Sep 2019
Theory of mind, or TOM, is the science of human thinking. How people think and how they come to certain thoughts. In my review of Tony Attwood’s book I already...
Being overstrung and hyposensitivity 11 Sep 2019
Apparently I was overwhelmed the last few days. I felt “off”, not good in my skin and grumpy. Apparently that was the reason for some of my own behaviors and...
Stardate 73135.3 Social Anthropologist Log 02 Sep 2019
==== Start Log ==== I have often felt a stranger among these beings and today is no different. I have been inhabiting this planet for 35 years now and have...
Honesty and other misconceptions 27 Aug 2019
There are enough misconceptions about autism. There are quite a few prejudices and they sometimes make it difficult to deal with autism. People who are diagnosed at a somewhat later...
The Complete Guide To Asperger's Syndrome - Review 20 Aug 2019
During my vacation I read the book “The Complete Guide To Asperger’s Syndrome” by Tony Attwood. And today I want to write a piece about this. Put first; this book...
Vacantion mode 06 Aug 2019
It is summer vacation. The first two weeks of my vacation I have my children on the floor. Enjoying their presence. It also helps me to stay in my rhythm....
Visual thinker 23 Jul 2019
I’m an visual thinker. Many people with autism are visual thinkers. When someone tells something I see it happening in my head. Sometimes it happens that I start to laugh...
Pokémon Go as an ice breaker 16 Jul 2019
I play Pokémon Go. Yes I am an adult and play Pokémon Go. Again after having stopped for a while. Why? Because it’s a fun game. It connects people do...
Disorder? Condition? Disease? 12 Jul 2019
Autism. ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder. That’s what it’s called. Logical that it is called that way, but I actually do not agree. Autism is a “pervasive developmental disorder” according...
Positive autism 08 Jul 2019
Let’s talk about positive autism! There is much talk about the negative sides of autism, the disadvantages and the issues that people with autism encounter. Things that are not going...
I am I, said the fool 03 Jul 2019
For years I thought I was crazy. This was a fact for me. I was always different from the people around me. I had many problems with “belonging” and adapting...
Sleepless nights 27 Jun 2019
Because of my hyposensitivity, I regularly “suffer” from sleepless nights. That I am still awake at around two o’clock, seemingly in no need of sleep. Then I look at the...
Social camouflage 25 Jun 2019
“I don’t notice that you have autism!” True, if you meet me you may not immediately recognize that I have ASD. I learned to hide that in my younger years....
Do you state during your application that you have ASD? 22 Jun 2019
A question that is sometimes asked is whether you should state that you have ASD when applying. My idea is that, in principle, you do not state that directly on...
Still waters run deep 19 Jun 2019
“You can stay calm with things like this!” a friend once said to me when she called me in an emotional emergency. The precise circumstances are not important, but the...
Undersensitivity and Autism 18 Jun 2019
Since a year or five I now know that I have autism, Asperger syndrome. Since then, much has been searching for myself. Lots of thinking and talking to people around...
Introduction 17 Jun 2019
Welcome to my new blog. My name is David, I’m 35 years old and have Asperger’s. I have decided to make this blog to give information about autism and to...