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Dustin's DynastyFour Years of Independence
Last week, I did not realize that four years ago, I got the keys to my first apartment. While I had to move to a new home later on. My personal Independence is…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Progress Works!
Another week in the books and another opportunity to measure the progress I have been making in over a week by incorporating more changes to my regimens. They…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Pre-Pandemic Routine
Over the past few weeks, I have been resuming what was in most ways the routine that I had pre-pandemic. While many things have changed since then, there are…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Personal Preferences
So, this past week as I navigate the world, I am beginning to realize that I may have different preferences than those close to me and I am realizing that I…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #208: Personal Choices
Showcasing some rights of personal choices that Autistic Adults often overlook or do not have the opportunity to choose on their own becasue they do not have…
Dustin's DynastyHeading In The Right Direction
As I was thinking of something to write for my weekly feature post this week, I contemplated greatly and went back and forth on several ideas for a post for…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: A Better Bill of Health
Last week I went to the doctor for my six month checkup. I have been aware of some things that have been needing improvement in recent weeks and have been…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Awareness of The World
Recently, I have realized that there are things I am slowly becoming more aware of that affect my senses. Knowing this, I have to use the proper defenses to…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Personal Safety
Anymore, at least in my world anyway, it has been imperative to be vigilant of my personal safety when out and about in public, as it should be of anyone…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #207: Ruminating Thoughts
In this video, I discuss my pattern of ruminating thoughts and what I (sometimes) do to help allievate them. Originally Uploaded to YouTube at…
Dustin's DynastyDisability Pride Is Not Entitlement
32 years ago in the United States, then-President George W. Bush signed into law the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) to protect those with disabilities…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Accepting the Need to Take Care Of Myself
Last week, I realized that I was not equipped mentally to endure the challenges that I needed to face within a certain environment. It can be hard to take a…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Pushing Myself Away From Social Connection
One of the traits of my being autistic is being socially awkward. While I have come a long way in understanding the social nuances of the world, there’s times…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Self-Sabotage
Recently, I have been mostly in a bad spot. I have realized that I have spun into this pattern of self-sabotage of not wanting to reach out to those that reach…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #206: The "Time" Factor
In this video, I discuss the realtionship of time in autistics, especially in routine and other related isses that involve time. Originally Uploaded to…
Dustin's DynastyMy Constant Journey With Self-Esteem and Negative Thoughts
Our mind can be our own worst enemy. For me, I have experienced decades of being told what I did wrong and the bad things I was, this in turn has lowered my…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Meditation, Grounding and Relaxing
For many years, I thought of meditation as a waste or one of those things for hippies or old people. I was taught grounding and relaxing techniques near when I…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Pandemic Regressions and Related Trauma
Having to manage the complexities of that and other situations in the course of the past near four years has caused additional trauma and regression that is…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Overthinking and Overreacting
As I continue down the road of self-discovery and growth, I am discovering that many of the factors that make my life unpleasant are the result of overthinking…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #205: Catastrophic Thinking & Over Reacting
In this video, I discuss my anxiety as how catastophic thinking and overreacting to situatuions can further amplify feelings of anger, frustration and sadness…
Dustin's DynastyWhat Everyone Else Does
In recent weeks, I have been accepting the need for free time where I am not engaged in an object or item at hand. For most of my life, until I chose not to…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Sticking to It
In life, it is important to stick to certain things in order for them to work and make you well. I am beginning to learn why it is more than ever important to…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Autistic Burnout & Free Time
Over the years, I have been reading more about Autistic Burnout and exactly what it is. I think that I have always experienced it, but never understood it, nor…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Autonomy, A Year Later
If you have been following my blog since the early beginnings of routine writings last year, I spoke early about autonomy. At that time, I had heard that from…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #203: Preventing Autistic Burnout
In this video, I define Autistic Burnout, what it is, how I accepted it as part of the diagnisis along with what I do routinely to prevent it from occuring…
Dustin's DynastyOut of the Comfort Zone
Since being in the new environment over a year and a half ago after being absent from the community that I love for several months, I keep putting off in many…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Mood Regulation, Caffine and Energy
Over the course of the past few weeks, my mood has been anything but stable. I am now hopefully under the understanding that there is a reason that I must do…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Radical Acceptance
Sometimes, we have to accept things for what they are, despite thinking they shouldn’t be that way. Many times we like to be able to control the things and how…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Prioritizing Tasks and Routine
As we approach Independence Day in the United States and not only be thankful for the freedoms to be an independent country, we also sometimes as autistic…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #203: Second-Half-Of-Year Epiphany
Sharing my dedication and affirmation to committing to my medication regimen, controlling my soda consumption and being more community oriented the second half…
Dustin's DynastyProfessional Dependence
For most of my life since being a pre-teen, I have had some involvement with mental health services. Some I have aged out, Some became no longer beneficial and…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Understanding the Importance of Sleep
One of the common issues that autistic individuals face is the ability to sleep. I am no casualty of this and for many years have struggled with the ability to…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: When the Internet goes out, What do you do?
A few weeks ago, central service lines to a neighboring broadband provider were severed, thus incapacitating broadband and TV services for a majority of the…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Expected Maturity and Expectations
In most cases, when you come of age and become an adult, if you are able in the capacity that you are able, it is expected that you explore the possibility of…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG: #202: Curve Balls
Sharing things that happen to us and throw us metaphorical "curve balls" in where we as autistics have to adapt and struggle greater than our neruotypical…
Dustin's DynastyThe Importance of Natural Supports
Last week, as part of many of my mental health services, I had to undergo my assessment as part of re-establishing goals for the services I receive. In one…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Learning New Eating Practices
Inflation has been astounding in recent weeks. Food and Gas prices are soaring and presently there is no end in sight. I can look out my window and see the…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Growing, Learning and Grace
The past week has been full of planning, goal setting and other things that become necessary in the realm of being connected to Mental Health Services. In that…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Special Interests and Limits
A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to re-ignite some of the special interests that I had from many years ago, but somehow slipped away from being…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #201:Trying to Stay Positive
Sharing my recent struggles to try to keep a positive attitude despite my brain telling me not to. Originally Uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/CpBhZUfe3pM
Dustin's DynastyPreventing Mental Isolating
Last week, I had some days at home and towards the end of the extended time at home. While being independent has its benefits and can be a great thing, a huge…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Small Strides, Small Progress
Well again, I am met with another accountability point. Two months ago I was given firm medical advice to get my weight under control as there were alot of…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Another Year Older Doesn’t Change Anything
Last weekend, I had the opportunity of turning another year older. While I have had a great amount of personal growth within the past year or so, I have to…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Event Anxiety
As I enter summer, the prevalence of more activity is more abund. As the rest of the world seems as things were three summers ago, for my autistic mind, it…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #200: Is 2 too many?
Reaching the 200th (Approximately) vlog that I have recorded in nearly two years. With some things returning back to their nornal expectancy, I have begun to…
Dustin's DynastyUnderstanding What Works
Autism is a struggle, there is no denial of that. When an autistic person such as myself has to navigate through the motions in a world that isn’t necessarily…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Understanding The Need to Care For Yourself
I come to you on another Wednesday, in a much better state than the last few. It has taken me a while to recoup from what is hopefully the last of an almost…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Cherish The Memories
Recently, I experienced a challenging outing with my mother. In having that experience, I learned from her that we need to cherish the memories we can have…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Learning to Consider Others
As I am maturing in life, I am learning that life can’t be all about what I want and that there are others, including those that help me do things that I need…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #199: How Music Saves Me!
I share my relationship with music and how it saves me from challenging or triggering situations. Originally Uploaded to YouTube https://youtu.be/NPdgmoaT7Cw
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #198: Change is Tough...But We Are Tougher!
Sharing my personal experience with handling and understanding that change is a part of life that we sometimes must undergo and is beyond our control…
Dustin's DynastyBeing Patient and Blessed
One thing I have been told about the world we live in is that everything changes. What I also have to learn is the fact that I need to be patient and things…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: The Man In the Mirror
Sometimes in life, we have to see the harsh reality of ourselves and see just what we are or are not doing to ourselves and our bodies. While we honestly know…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: The Hard Truth
Many times growing up when experiencing life with my parents and seeing their faults or things they would do that I would react in a way that was not the…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Accepting What’s Necessary to Be Independent
With independence comes freedom. It can sometimes spiral out of control. However, you must realize that there are things that you must keep in your life even…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #197: My Experience with Catastrophizing
In this vlog, I share my experience with catastrophizing, the story behind it and how if I learn to be paitent there will always be a way for things to work…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #196: What Being Selfish Does to Others
In this vlog, I explain what has taken me a long time to learn what being selfish does to others. Originally uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/EVVSUY-T0a4
Dustin's DynastyHard Adaptations
Sometimes in life there are things that happen that are beyond our control and have to make adaptations to. For many autistics this isn’t easy to handle…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Being More Real
As the lifestyle change continues and improvements continue to be made. I am beginning to realize that things that I would have never tolerated as late as just…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Effects That COVID has Caused
In a world where many are experiencing COVID fatigue as we are in the third year of it, many don’t want to hear about it. In reality, because of the early…