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Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Slowing The Pace
In adulthood, when we finally obtain our independence, we often want more, but sometimes that path to independence could have bumps and as a result we may need…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG: #195: Taking Care of Yourself Matters!
No matter who you are, it is essential to take care of yourself when going through the motions of life, however, many experiencing challenges may acquire…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #194: I'm Not Lazy, I'm Burnt Out!
Being neurodivergent and experiencing what is known as autistic bunout can be oftemtimes percieved as being "lazy." Being Aware of this is crucial in how we as…
Dustin's DynastyBeing Serious about Self-Care
In my social media posts, I have been one often to stress the importance of self-care. However, I did not truly practice self-care to the fullest potential…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Appreciating Non-Scale Victories
Recently, because of the efforts I have put forth in working towards losing weight to being healthier, I am beginning to see some Non-Scale Victories (NSVs)…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Grateful for Independence
In continuing this week’s blog of Independence-Dependence, I had several examples of why it is important to be thankful for the ability to live independently…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: The Struggles of Dependence of Independence
Being independent, yet not having total freedom to go the places you truly want to go can be rough to manage. Having to wait and rely on the help or services…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #193: Is It Time For Change?
As time progresses in the autistic journey, do you see yourself living as you are still a child? Maybe it is to make a change! Also Uploaded to YouTube…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #192: Self Care, General Burnout and Autistic Burnout
In this video I explain the process of my first "true" self-care day and how I am realizing that I need more of them currently due to additional burnout both…
Dustin's DynastyUnderstanding Norms During Independence
As I have discussed over time, being independent comes with responsibilities. Many of the responsibilities are just that, a responsibility. However autistics…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: It Has To “Click”
When embarking on a weight loss journey as I have been attempting for about two decades, I have discovered that there has to be that moment that the desire to…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Changes in Growth
As I have had some time to ponder my own thoughts recently, I began to realize how much I have matured socially over the years and how people realize that I…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Increasing Maturity and Independence
As I continue to work on my overall wellness, I am beginning to realize that I am beginning to develop my own sense of assurance and maturity as far as being…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #191: Understanding and Processing Mundane Societal Norms
In this video, I explain how autistics can struggke with understanding and processing the societal norms that can seem mundane to the autistic mindset. I…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #190 Having Your Own Life
Sharing the Challenges, Struggles and Beneftis of someone who relies on others for their routine to developing your own personal routine and doing the things…
Dustin's DynastyUnderstanding My Words
Sometimes we don’t think before saying something. I have been guilty of doing so time and time again. Yet, I say statements that are many times simply not…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Expanding My Opportunities
The wellness journey continues. Wellness in general is never ending and is the catalyst in making sure that your body is functioning properly. Sometimes you…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Navigating Negativity
Many times, those who do not know my whole life story approach me and say “you are such a positive person.” I acknowledge that but in reality, fighting the…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Filling the Void
When someone who experiences challenges decides to “leave the nest” of the home of their family and start a journey of independence, one need that should be…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #189: Wellness Update: Expanding My Palate & Continuing the Taper
Reflecting on Week 2 of my current wellness journey. Last week, I began implementing implementing more foods into my food palate along with contuinuing the…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #188: Autism, Death and Dying
Explaining some ways autistic indiduals process their emotions as it relates to death and dying, which can be very atypical.
Dustin's DynastyFirst Responder Awareness
Last week near this time, the event, the first ever held by our county behavioral health office in correlation of Autism Awareness Month for our county and as…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: The Importance of Accountability
Recently, I have begun to see the importance of all facets of wellness as it relates to me and my journey that I am on. I am realizing that it takes all facets…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: We Change and Grow
As human beings we are often creatures of habit. We cannot often see beyond what we know. Change is often reluctant, being autistic further hinders it. But…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Choices As You Grow
Sometimes after we grow, we begin to learn. We begin to feel confident about making sound choices and becoming less dependent on relying on others to accept or…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #187: Medication Regimen Compliance and its Importance to Focusing on Wellness as a Whole
Sharing my recent stint of medication regimen compliance, the importance of doing so while also focusing on weight loss, sleep and exercise thus keeping…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #186: Soda Tapering Process
Explaining my current Soda Tapering Process that I am doing in order to curb my excessive Soda Addiction along with being accountable for other facets of my…
Dustin's DynastySo, Why All About Wellness?
So, you may have wondered in the course of the past week, you may have noticed that I have written a lot about wellness? You may be wondering, what does that…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: It Has To Be For Me
I, like many, want to be well, regardless of years. I had a hard time accepting what I needed to work on and defending my harmful habits because I didn’t want…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Defending The Truth
Keeping on track with yesterday’s blog of accepting Reality, what often follows up is a cause to react when confronted of our realities that we immediately…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Accepting the Reality
Accepting the reality of where you are in life and what you need to work on can sting worse than a bee. I know they are unhealthy for me and that they need to…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #185: How Holidays Have Changed During COVID
Sharing my experiences of how the holidays have been changed over the years particurarly since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic including remembering the…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #184:The Wellness Talk
Explaining my week of expereincing moments where behaviors related to physical wellness was called out to me, the reactions it causes, the realizations and…
Dustin's DynastyIt Doesn’t Cost Anything To Be Nice
Over the past weeks when being out and about, I have had to learn that regardless what someone ha cause me or what I personally feel about them, I musnt treat…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Being Wise
This past week, I have been realizing the need to be wise and mindful of what I am consuming both in the form of beverages and food. I am losing weight and…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Accepting Autism
For the month of April and Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month, I have been writing on how the acceptance of the autistic community has increased in the 23…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Accepting the Consequences of Your Behaviors
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/04/11/adulting-accepting-the-consequences-of-your-behaviors/
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #183 Wellness Update
Giving a Wellness Update for April 2022 Oriiginally Uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/0290pZzCCCs
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VLOG #182: Outside Overload
Discussing overall overload caused by doing activities in environments that ae not made sensory friendly or adapted for autistics Originally Uploaded to…
Dustin's DynastyI’ve Come A Long Way!
Sometimes, living in the present moment where my life is constantly evolving it can be hard to realize how far I have come since getting my diagnosis 23 years…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Doing What’s Important
Life is challenging. For me being autstic, managing all of the challenges life brings particularly in being well and independent are especially challenging for…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Things Take Time
Following up with yesterday’s blog where I learned that we must be in a dynamic at times that we may not want to be in. We must also understand that we cannot…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Understanding And Growing
Part of maturing and adulting as you become independent is learning when you cannot feed into something because it isn’t beneficial for you to do so. Learning…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #181: What Do You Call It?
Sharing two writings on World Autism Day for Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month; One on the Stand of the month and the other is a poem called "I have Autism."…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG: #180: This Is My Story (2022)
In honor of the 180th Vlog and World Autism Day & Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month. I have decided to share my story to this point. Originally Uploaded to…
Dustin's DynastyGiving Myself Some Grace
I am often told by those that support me in my journey to “give myself some grace.” For the longest time I continually bush it off mostly because I often think…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Dealing With Body Image and Self-Worth
Recently, I have been dealing with accepting my body image and being proud of it. It can be hard for a person of my size to be proud of my body when I know it…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: What I Didn’t Know Then
Recently, my parents were cleaning their house and brought to me some of my possessions. Some of these were some elementary school yearbooks that I had. Taking…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Only Held Back By Fear
I continue to live the way I live in life because what I really want in life is held up by a huge wall of fear. Fear of what? Something not going the way it is…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #179: Awareness of Things Then vs Now
In this vlog, I explain how something that happened to me 23 years ago went hardly recognized when if that happened in the present moment it would have been…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG: #178: How The Hype of Media effects Autistics
In this vlog, I explain how some media outlets exaggerate the truth with hype which in turn can cause autistics and others with similar challenges additional…
Dustin's DynastyWhat Feelings are Typical?
Being autistic provides a skewed frame of mind. What may seem like something that is only experienced by the autistic mind may not be understood that what is…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Keeping The Push
The last week has been very fruitful on the wellness front. With a combination of my internal fear of COVID diminishing along with spring coming in the last…
Dustin's DynastyReflections: Why All Voices Are Important in Advocacy.
In recent years, there has been much divide between self-advocates and family members of autistics about the advocating for all autistics. Sometimes when…
Dustin's DynastyAdulting: Autism and Anger
Recently, somebody asked me, does autism cause anger? I seriously had to choose my words wisely because while autism is a neurological condition, certain…
Dustin's DynastyI Helped Proclaim Autism Awareness Month
Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Commissioners Meeting in My County to aid in bringing Autism Awareness Month to my county. I also explained…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #177: Do Autistic people Get Angry?
I was recently asked, "Do Autistic People get Angry?" In this video, I explain six common reasons that cause autistics to spiral into anger along with other…
Dustin's DynastyVLOG #176: Are these the thoughts that everyone experiences, or is it just me?
Sometimes as autistics we think about things irrationally without realizing that our neurotypical peers think similar thoughts as their autistic peers. In this…
Dustin's DynastyCommunity Stigma
Being neurodiverse and experiencing multiple mental health challenges can present problems when you are out in a world that just isn’t made for us. Although it…
Dustin's DynastyWellness Wednesday: Goal-Bound
Getting healthy and losing weight can be a struggle. Getting started is the hardest thing about taking initiative to make a change to do something about it. It…