David Westerink
Autism Advocate
Frisia, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Westerink is an autism advocate and software developer from Frisia with 15 years of experience who channels lived experience into public education and community engagement. Since 2019 he has grown "My Autistic Self" into a platform of blogs, talks and an upcoming podcast aimed at demystifying autism, improving care practices, and driving acceptance of neurodiversity. His technical background includes backend development contributions to open-source projects like the popular PokemonGo-Bot, where he implemented features and performance fixes—demonstrating pragmatic debugging and systems thinking. A father of two and an experience expert in the neurodiverse community, he combines personal insight with steady technical chops to translate complex topics into accessible narratives. Notably, his advocacy work stems from self-reflection through writing, turning personal exploration into public impact.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Friesland Collegenvt, nvt at O.B.S. De Velden
English, Dutch, German
Github Skills (9)
bots10
debug10
automation10
automations10
pokemongo10
python10
googlebot10
api9
apim9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
PokemonGoF/PokemonGo-Bot
Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
The Pokemon Go Bot, baking with community.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:84 commits, 63 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year
Contributions summary:David contributed significantly to the functionality of the Pokémon Go bot. Their work included implementing an incense worker to utilize incense items within the game, incorporating features for checking and managing pokeballs, and addressing various bugs related to incense usage. They also made adjustments to optimize performance and functionality of the bot.
pythonpokemongofdiscordbotdiscord-bot
davidakachaos/davidsdingen
Nov 2016 - Mar 2019
My personal Jeckll Blog
Contributions:6 PRs, 10 pushes, 8 branches in 2 years 4 months
jekyll
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