Cothen – “It is my great wish to have a nice date, a friend,” says Dorus Dirksen (29) from his kitchen table in care farm De Bossewaard in Cothen, near Wijk bij Duurstede. Dorus has autism and an intellectual disability. This makes it difficult for him to connect with women. “Dating itself is, finding the right person that is just very difficult,” says 29-year-old Dirksen.
Dorus wants a nice date on Valentine’s Day, but his autism gets in the way
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