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Concentrating On COVID: More Division
While people with autism are oftentimes known as introverted, backwards or shy, many of want the same things neurotypical people have in their lives…
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Adulting: What is a Friend To You?
While people with autism are oftentimes known as introverted, backwards or shy, many of want the same things neurotypical people have in their lives…
Dustin's DynastyMaking Sure We Can Have the Same Opportunities as Everyone Else in a Safe Manner
When we as autistics try to do things in life as neurotypicals do, it can present challenges for autistics that aren’t friendly to our needs. We as autistics…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: A Succssful Comeback
Sometimes it can be hard when we as human beings don’t see the number or the progress that we want to have. That is no different for one who is in a constant…
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Concentrating On Covid: Why Disabled People worry about COVID
This week, I wanted to share how one other autistic blogger shares on Social Media has shown the autism community how and why we as parents and autistics and…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Individuality
As we know, autism is a spectrum disorder. We as autistics are unique in our very own ways, each and every one of us. No one can change that, nor should we be…
Dustin's DynastyAdaptability to Flexibility
This week as much as last week has been a challenge. As autistics we oftentimes like things to happen precisely as we predict them. Sometimes, there are…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Taking Care of IT
The past week and the entire month of July has been a challenge in regards to me losing weight. For a while I had the thought of “I don’t care what anyone…
Dustin's DynastyConcentrating On COVID: A Fearful Return
As we turn the corner on a new month, I am beginning to see the changes that we once strayed away from return back to what they once were. I am increasingly…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Breaking Points
All human beings have breaking points when becoming irritated. However, autistics have certain triggering and breaking points that because of sensory or other…
Dustin's DynastyYou Are Worth It!
It has came to light this week of US Olympian Simone Biles abruptly taking a hiatus from the Olympics to focus on her care. This post is to show there is no…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: No Health Without Mental Health
I feel it is important to share my Mental Health Struggles during the COVID-19 Pandemic as it is important to the wellness of everyone in the autistic…
Dustin's DynastyConcentrating On COVID: Yes, We Still Have To Worry
The past few Tuesdays I did stray away from the COVID course and talk about employment. However, I feel as if I need to return to the topic of COVID again as…
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Adutling: How Important is Time
While as a child I did get upset if someone coming to my home to see me was a more than a minute late, that is no longer the case as I have built up the…
Dustin's DynastyA Parent’s Love is Never-Ending
Recently in browsing my social media accounts, I came across an autism mom blogger that shared a graphic of a quote that states that autism doesn’t come with a…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: The Need to Be Active
This past week has been a learning lesson for sure. I did walk some, but I didn’t walk to the degree that I had in the past weeks. On top of that my food…
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#HireAutisticAdults: Keep Us Engaged
In recent years, there have been a number of initiatives to hire autistic adults as they age out of high school, because they oftentimes need a solid day of…
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Adulting: Maintaining Order
Another amazing week is on the horizon and I am all set for the week. I say that I am all set for the week because everything in my habitat is neat and…
Dustin's DynastyDecisions, Decisions
As we know in the autistic world, the age one becomes an adult is 18, at least by law they do. They can mostly make their own decisions that they see fit. But…
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Wellness Wednesday: Temptation Distraction
This week in the wellness department has been a challenge for me. Results haven’t proven as well and the drive to keep going was lacking earlier last week…
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#HireAutisticAdults: Wanting to Work
Oftentimes when we try to relate autistics with being employed, autistics and employers alike often think it is impossible. I at times think I don’t want to…
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Adulting: Positivity
As an autistic, it can be hard at times to maintain a positive outlook on life. Being independent can deter this greatly to the point that negativity brews…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: The Motivation Point
Monday, I competed in my second 5K competitive walk this year.While I had my concerns that brought a great amount of intense fear, I to the contrary (like many…
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#HireAutisticAdults: Working Is Beneficial
Tired of focusing my Tuesday blog posts toward the gloom and doom of COVID. I have decided to re-shift Tuesday’s focus towards the need to hire autistic…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: It’s OK To Try New Things
Throughout my life I have experienced many bouts of anxiety when presented the opportunity when something different presents itself. Oftentimes it throws me…
Dustin's DynastyIt’s OK in Your Space
This week, I have shared a few Tik Tok’s about being diagnosed in the 1990s and not knowing some autism behaviors that are common today. We just did them, we…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Don’t Criticize the Small Strides
Making a lifestyle change is a big journey. Being in for over three months and 36 or so pounds makes it seem so easy when it is absolutely not. People think as…
Dustin's DynastyConcentrating On COVID: A Slow Return
To say that COVID has affected the mental health of those around the world would be an understatement. Even for those individuals including autistics that have…
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Adulting: Grow Up and Do It Yourself
As we know in the autism community, there’s that cliff when school years ends for someone. I have seen numerous youths be proud to make it to this point when…
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Knowing Your Limits
Being independent for almost three years has taught me some life lessons in being independent. I have done some things in that time I haven’t been proud of and…
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Wellness Wednesday: One Last Time, Hopefully It’s for Real
I have talked about my soda addiction on and off on my blog for some time and I have to admit until three days ago I have had a real bad addiction and I knew…
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Concentrating On COVID: Normalcy and Bondaries
We are narrowing down to the point that masking orders will be going away in my state. However, that doesn’t mean wearing a mask is totally wiped off the slate…
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Adulting: Brewing Thoguhts, Irrational Fear, and Anger
In the three and a half decades in my life I have grown so much into a mature adult. I know that I need to ‘grow up’ as my therapist says because I haven’t…
Dustin's DynastyAutistic Pride and Acceptance!
I received my Asperger’s Diagnosis in 1998 when I was 13 years old. Little was known to the people helping me back then. There was little inclination of many…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Work is Paying Off
This Saturday in the wellness department has been monumental for me. Not only was it my 36th Birthday, but it was also day I completed a 5K Walk for the first…
Dustin's DynastyConcentrating On COVID: Normal is on the Way
As we are into week two being mostly restriction free from the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are beginning to see what normal is. Along with government mandates being…
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Adulting: The Challenges That Stem from the Necessity of Shopping
When one lives alone. A need often arises when one needs to shopping. To persons that are autistic or have several mental health challenges, this can become a…
Dustin's DynastyShowing You Care
For some autistics, being independent, having their own place and being able to take care of themselves are the ultimate wishes of many, including the family…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Almost Close
The last few days we have been walking in the morning hours to beat the heat as it has been oppressive the past week. Even if we go just after daybreak, it…
Dustin's DynastyConcentrating On COVID: A Different Normal?
Tuesday marks one week since all restrictions have been lifted in my state with the exception of Universal Masking. However, that is something that many chose…
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Adulting: Autonomy
For many autistics, the ability to make one’s decisions can be a difficult task for an autistic to perform. For the younger crowd, one that seems to lack the…
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Misunderstood Norms
One of the struggles that I have faced continually in my autistic life is that of norms that just don’t come natural to me. For things that are taught growing…
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Wellness Wednesday: Walking is Positive:
Sometimes getting through the weeks can be difficult, sometimes it takes getting through each day or even every hour. It’s extremely hard when you live alone…
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Concentrating on COVID: A Happier Time
Since having the chance to be in public since some mandates for masking have been lifted for the fully vaccinated such as myself, I have experienced some of…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Boundaries
We want nothing but a friendship out of it, but we must be mindful of where we lay our boundaries because we don’t want to become susceptible to become a…
Dustin's DynastyHappiness is…
This week, I have been going through some personal struggles and as such reached out to one of my support workers for wisdom, my one support worker I reached…
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Wellness Wednesday: Progress Shows
This week on the wellness front has been trying, but not without its benefits. We’ve been serious about everything healthy for eight weeks now. In that time, I…
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Concentrating on COVID: Maskng Wildcard
With the recent changes in the COVID masking order, it has been confusing to say the least. Especially if you are vaccinated, it can be more cumbersome as to…
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Adulting: Disability as an Excuse
While some things because of my autism or mental health challenges are at times challenging, sometimes I need to experience them and not play the “card” as a…
Dustin's DynastyA Reflection of Being Better
I am almost 36 years old. I have experienced a lot of issues in my life and now is finally the point when I am content to the point where I feel my life is…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: It Gets Better
Welcome to yet another Wellness Wednesday. It has been a week of learning new things, celebrating achievements and being healthier. As you grow and learn from…
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Concentrating On COVID: Free At Last (Not Totally)
As many Americans last week heard from President Biden, those who have been vaccinated no longer have to wea a mask in public. As such many retailers including…
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Adulting: Inclusion and Fairness
While in the modern era, we advance to the need for inclusion everywhere we look such as sports, activities, the classroom and so forth, it is also important…
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Autism and Social Vulnerability
It is a factor in the autistic community that we are prone to being easily influenced by others mostly because we want that sense of belonging. However, when…
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Wellness Wednesday: The Extra Push
Another week of plugging along with the wellness piece of my mental health recovery has proved well. From the surface it looks as if I have all the pieces of…
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Concentrating on COVID: Challenges and True Allies
Change in autistics is a known challenge, I oftentimes mask what I am feeling and then vent it out to someone that I consider it my safe person. But when…
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Adulting: Problem Solving
Problem Solving is a skill of autistic adults that has to be learned if one chooses to be independent. From the moment we decide to get up to the moment we go…
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Not Focusing On The Negative
It has been a mostly good week, although I didn’t get the exercise in that I wanted to. Regardless, I have had a more positive outlook on life and less of a…
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Wellness Wednesday: Keep The Balll Rolling
Another week has come and gone since my last check in. I haven't disappointed you as 2.5 pounds just this week. In just six weeks I have lost 13.75 pounds. I…
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Concentrating on COVID: Increased Capacities, Increased Anxieties
Change as it is for anyone, is especially hard for me, but once I putter through it, I feel I will be fine. I know that it is good for me to be at the facility…