Dustin's Dynasty

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 them differently because of that, I have to remember that they are just a person as much as I am and it doesn’t cost anything for me to be nice to them. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/04/14/i...

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 moving more during the course of the week and it has been better as well. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/04/13/wellness-wednesday-being-wise/

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 years since I received my diagnosis under the autism spectrum. This past week, I learned that even more acceptance has been seen, but yet we still have a ways to go. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/20...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/04/11/adulting-accepting-the-consequences-of-your-behaviors/

Giving a Wellness Update for April 2022 Oriiginally Uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/0290pZzCCCs

Discussing overall overload caused by doing activities in environments that ae not made sensory friendly or adapted for autistics Originally Uploaded to YouTube at: https://youtu.be/BlffIVOl-Dk

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 ago. Sometimes it takes until you have a reminder of someone who has helped you get through the worst of times and only do what they knew what they could to try to help get through the day. This episode is also available as a blog post: http...

Life is challenging. For me being autstic, managing all of the challenges life brings particularly in being well and independent are especially challenging for me at times. It can be hard to fight the challenges that I presented with internally and externally and still keep it together despite a world that I am just not wired for. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynast...

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 be in a rush to get where we want to go either. Whatever place we are in our lives, we must take advantage of what it has to offer and while at times it may seem challenging or we may want to regress to something unhealthy, we must persevere...

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 that you have to be the mature one in the situation regardless of how others react to things shows how much I have grown. Also recognizing those changes within myself makes me see where the world can take me. This episode is also available a...

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." Originally uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/m0nFyX781Gs

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 YouTube: https://youtu.be/oztSO-gxXWY

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 that I am no different when going through my journey. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/03/31/giving-myself-some-grace/

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 needs a lot of work that is truly my responsibility to work to make improvements to it. However, being such, it can be difficult to accept compliments from others on my appearance because I do not believe that I am worthy of it. This episode...

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 a look into one of them brought to light some discoveries about things that happened at the time, both good and bad that made me realize that I have been destined to be on the journey that I am on. This episode is also available as a blog p...

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 supposed to be? Fear I cannot do it? Fear of doing something that you’ve never done or leaving the only thing you've known all your life? It’s all fearful. I won’t lie. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa...

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 brought out publicly in some form. Additionally, I explain the need for autistics and others with similar challenges to be cognizant of how they react public to avoid bringing unwanted attention to themselves as a result of their actions. Orig...

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 stress. I also demonstrate an example of how an incident can be hyped or not given its true merit. Originally Uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tc-27r8XuUw

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 being felt by an autistic person is also felt by neurotypicals as well. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/03/24/what-feeligns-are-typical/

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 week, factors have provided for being not only more active physically, but more involved in my community as well. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2022/03/23/wellness-wednesday-keeping-the-push/

In recent years, there has been much divide between self-advocates and family members of autistics about the advocating for all autistics. Sometimes when either side is advocating for things that they are passionate about, it must be understood that it is their experience and that everyone experiences things differently as autism is indeed a spectrum disorder. This episode is also available as a b...

Recently, somebody asked me, does autism cause anger? I seriously had to choose my words wisely because while autism is a neurological condition, certain environmental factors can be the cause of an autistic person experiencing anger if they do not have the tools in their toolbox to properly manage their emotions at that moment. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyu...

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 briefly the fact that autism is a spectrum disorder and the fact that I was able to stand in front of the Commissioners and do the things that I can do is no small feat. I was also joined by one of my coworkers who has a son with autism. Just as v...

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 reasons someone that is autistic may get angry? Originally Uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZecS_MHt_6Q

Sometimes as autistics we think about things irrationally without realizing that our neurotypical peers think similar thoughts as their autistic peers. In this vlog, I explain the similarites and differences in this process of thought. Originally Uploaded to: https://youtu.be/ZecS_MHt_6Q