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Recent content by Zirk

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    Autism IS a Disability

    Autism is rather a disability spectrum that changes over time. I needed 24/7 help when I was a teenager and a crisis management team. Sometimes autistic people can come across as really stable and social while other times they can retreat and function poorly. Autism is a gateway disorder to...
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    My motor, play, sensory and speech skills were delayed at the age of 3, so badly that it has...

    My motor, play, sensory and speech skills were delayed at the age of 3, so badly that it has impacted me up until today, at 27 years old. My language and motoric skills are still way behind my age peers and I have to wear sunglasses all the time, even when it's not really sunny out. Can anyone...
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    Do you think in pictures?

    Yeah I too have a copycat brain. The great visualizer of dated memories. l can only think up already experienced or visited locations. Also my brain seems to be stuck in old patterns for a longer time than is the case with neurotypical people. Learning new behavior, emotions and words can be...
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    Do you think in pictures?

    I think in both sound, colour and pictures (moving images). I can access my subconscious and create entire worlds in my mind. Isn't it amazing what the brain can do ? My mind works differently than that of a neurotypical person. I remember stuff via repeating patterns, attributes and data. My...
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    Been single for so long, I need help building friendships

    Guess I like caves too (the Belgian ones are famous) because they are 'prikkelarm' (free of outside stimuli and buzz in Dutch), quiet, dark and spooky.
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    Been single for so long, I need help building friendships

    Financially independent, Cute looking, Lots of humour, I smile often, Guestfriendly, Outgoing, Flexible, Hands-on mentality, Quick learner
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    Been single for so long, I need help building friendships

    Yeah, maybe I'm just better off without people. I have some rough edges you'll have to deal with. Thanks for the advice!
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    Been single for so long, I need help building friendships

    Hi everyone, I may not be alone on this, but I am single for like five years. People find that I don't keep promises, I am lazy, rude, aggressive and intolerant. The autism makes dating especially hard. Not knowing what to say or how to start. Often when I think people are not online, they...
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    Officially diagnosed

    It's one of the only few watchable series on Netflix, the account whom my family shares with me. I personally find my self equal to the personage of Dwight because I am like the backward fellow who speaks German when he's angry, doesn't get hints and is socially awkward. The show portrays a lot...
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    Hello, I am a newbie from Detroit

    Hey there! I'm a Dutch villager and a college dropout. I know a lot about e-commerce and furniture now. I would love to become better at maths, maybe we could set up a maths learning group for people like me who struggle. Especially calculus and complex algebra, stuff I never had at the...
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    Officially diagnosed

    My dream is to start my own company. I sometimes read articles on ResearchGate in English and Scientific German. I like the speed of business, compared to the boring colleges of university. Due to my autism (I don't have ADHD, but general attention disorder according to my Gymnasium), I find it...
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    Officially diagnosed

    The Dutch language is 90% similar to Queen's English or the Irish accent. We feature a strong 'r' and nice diphtongs such as "ui" and "ij" (sharper than "ou" and "ie" in English). There is a revival of Dutch folksongs, with Mart Hoogkamer, Frans Duijts and others. If you search them on YouTube...
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    Online

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    Officially diagnosed

    RadioNL (Dutch music), Country, Irish, Bluegrass, Classical, Pop. You?
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    Officially diagnosed

    I live on my own in a Dutch village. I like the special relativity theory, programming in PHP / HTML5, CSS3, building the Metaverse and 3D models in JavaScript, writing short stories, walking, astronomy, geology, cooking, baking, singing (amateurly), reading literature and travelling or chilling...
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