Dustin's Dynasty

Last week, I had mentioned that the week before I switched to a more convenient gym closer to my home. Last week was also my first visit there and just making the first move makes me more inspired to get out and do what is needed to make the changes more constant in my life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/15/wellness-wednesday-making-that-first-...

Many times, I disregard the fact that I am a well-liked person and am often seen as an example of someone who faces their challenges. While I do my best, it is important to know that I too am not perfect and have my moments as well. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/14/reflections-leading-more-by-example/

One of the hardest things when it comes to living my life is having to do things that adults do. While these sometimes may have a more intensive degree of intensity for an autistic person, many times it just takes getting out the door, and getting off to a right start. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/13/adulting-being-the-adult/

In this vlog, I share examples of how I practice resiliency in my life and some examples of how I fight my struggles daily Buy the shirt I am wearing: (A fundraiser for Autism Westmoreland through the Greensburg, PA VFD) In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and riutuals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals. Vis...

Today, I  celebrate 13 years of being employed at my current employer and while 13 seems like a superstitious number, I am proud of that number as I know I am lucky to be able to reach this milestone. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/10/13-years-of-work/

As a fellow advocate says, life ebbs and flows. Many times when we are at our worst it can be difficult to see the positive in a situation. It can be hard to get out of the loop of negativity sometimes, but with reassurance and constant reminding of why you need to keep going will help you on your way. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/09/balancing...

Being autistic, you constantly second guess yourself and whether you are doing the right thing. I am always wondering whether or not it was a “good move” to do something or not. But, when it is something that will have a little bit of an effect on you, then there is no harm in doing it. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/08/wellness-wednesday-follow...

As I continue down the road of bettering myself and my journey continues, I am better understanding the value of being more optimistic about what the future can like for me instead of living in the gloom and doom that I have spent a majority of my life in. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/07/reflections-more-optimistic-less-pessimistic/

In this vlog, I share my recent journey with being angry about past situations and how I am slowly letting go, at peace, happy and grateful for being in the present moment.

As an autistic person who spent a great deal of their adulthood living under the same roof as their parents, I was never able to have a sense of who I was without my parents having some involvement, however as I am spending time being independent, I am developing my own identity. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/06/adulting-defining-your-identity/

In this current age, we rely on electricity for so much to function in our daily lives. Being autistic, it can be the thing if we let us tear us apart and cause us to melt down because the lives we know are uprooted, but because of our challenges it can seem like the end of the world. In the first of being prepared series, I share my recent experience with a 16-hour power outage. This episode is a...

Being autistic there is a great deal about balancing what you can do versus what you cannot. However, there is a point that you have to realize that it is imperative to get up and get moving about because it is good for not only your physical health, but your mental health as well. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/02/getting-moving-about/

Always with my mind focusing on the need to lose weight on my obese body, I had the opportunity recently to attend a webinar to learn how to organize the food in my kitchen and I realized that I needed to let go of the food that had no use to me in my life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/03/01/wellness-wednesday-systematic-organizing/

After working to let go of what was over the past few weeks, I am beginning to learn to accept that I need to be thankful for where I am and that I am in a better place than the past. Although there were benefits to the past, the outcome now outweighs the struggles of the past. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/28/reflections-being-happy-with-life-...

A few weeks ago, while watching TV, I discovered the term deflection. It is a defense mechanism that people use to take the blame off of themselves. When they are deflecting, they are trying to make themselves feel less bad for their wrongdoings. This likely happens due to past experiences of being in trouble for things. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2...

In this vlog, I explain the importance of an autistic adult having their own life choices in preferences from my own experience and that of those that care for autistic individuals. Mentions :   Carrie Cariello Temple Grandin My Content: Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest : TikTok Tik Tok Mirrored YouTube Channel Podcast Pl...

Growing up, I was always told never to use my challenges as an excuse or rely on others to solve my problems as a “crutch.” However as the evolution of autism has evolved over the years, I am discovering that many of life’s struggles are indeed because of being autistic. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/23/because-of-being-autistic/

Recently, being more agitated and defensive than normal, it was conveyed to me that I may have been doing something to aid that process. I then looked back and realized that indeed I had been and it has been the culprit many times to me eventually ending up in meltdown or other controversial behaviors. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/22/wellness-...

A few weeks ago in my Reflections blog, I wrote about letting go of the past. And as time moves and others move on with life, it somehow seems that I cannot let the events of my past escape my mind and I continually think because they happened to me then, it is still that way and always will be. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/21/reflections-ever...

As I am learning more and more what is the culprit of my being autistic, I am learning that things that many neurotypicals consider as “normal tasks” like running errands for example, can be intensified because of being overloaded with excessive stimuli and other environs. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/20/adulting-normal-tasks/

In this video,  I explain the importance of keeping up and enaged through the day by keeping happy and busy about life, especialy during alone times. Social: Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest : TikTok Tik Tok Mirrored YouTube Channel Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

It has been some time since my last meltdown, but I have improved significantly since then. There are many factors that made me realize that I want to avoid having them and that employing the proper coping strategies, defense mechanisms and safeguards will help me achieve that This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/16/meltdown-epiphanies/

Sometimes being autistic, it can be hard to understand that your body has a limit on what it can do. As such I have learned the hard way that things have to happen in order for me to be my best self and not fall into the trap that I have long fallen into. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/15/wellness-wednesday-understanding-your-limits/

Today is Valentine’s Day and for me I see very little value to it. While I am not the one to shoot down the fact that there is no love in the world. In fact it can be a very enjoyable thing. As Valentine’s Day is more about romance, as I lately discovered myself, it is something that I just have never seen in myself. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/...

For a majority of my life I have had periods of ruminating thoughts enter my headspace. Like last week’s adulting blog post on Intrusive thoughts, the intrusive thoughts become ruminating thoughts when the “loop” over and over in your headspace non-stop. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2023/02/13/adulting-rumination/