Dustin's Dynasty

Nowadays the comorbidities of being autistic and having other mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is more prevalent than ever. With the blending of these comorbidities when something is communicated, it can cause a trigger to the autistic person in the form of unwanted behavior or anxieties. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com...

Sharing the down and dark feelings about returning to the work week and why it is important to have meaningful work in your life. Also discussed is anxiety that I experience before doing someting that may produce anxiety or become challenging.

Disussing how abrupt changes have made an abrupt week and what helped it from becoming more challenging than it was.

This week, I had the opportunity to attend a day of awards ceremonies awarding those who have supported youth and those adults, including myself four years ago who have made that journey, While I am sitting here reflecting on those years since receiving that award over four years ago. It is often brought to the forefront of the additional things I achieved, some major setbacks and bounced back fro...

This week has been an out of this world week. But if anything it has taught me to never give up on my dreams, including my hopes and dreams for a healthier lifestyle. While we may have not hit the target as of yet, in the distance can see the destination ahead and it looks wonderful. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/22/wellness-wednesday-inspirati...

This week has been an out of this world week. But if anything it has taught me to never give up on my dreams, including my hopes and dreams for a healthier lifestyle. While we may have not hit the target as of yet, in the distance can see the destination ahead and it looks wonderful. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/21/concentating-on-covid-honor-...

In last week’s adulting blog, I discussed being independent and having the ability to make your own choices and own them without feeling invalid. This week, while accepting more boundaries for myself made me understand that I, along with anyone else autistic or neurotypical, have rights for themselves. One of the struggles that I see in many autistics, including myself, is that of  consent. T...

Expressing the Importance of Basic Human Rights and Consent that Autisitcs (and their neurotypical peers) should express whenever they need to feels safe and secure from harm and valid

Discussing the need of the importance of pleasure releases in autistics in relation to the need to find personal pleasure for relieving stress and self-emotional regulation. Series Attended mentioned in the vlog was The Philadelphia Autism Network – Self-Advocate (PAN-S) Workshop Series: https://www.phillyautismproject.org/pan-s/

Like many other people I struggle with saying no. There are a number of reasons for this. I read another advocate’s blog post on this issue and thought it was deemed important to address this in my blog as how it affects me as there are no two people with the same issue. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/16/saying-no-burnout-assertiveness-and-downt...

This week is a landmark week on the wellness journey. Six months ago I had a visit to my doctor’s office where I got on the scale. I weighed 358 pounds, the clinically highest in my life. For some time I had experienced back pain and other difficulties when walking long distances. When I got on the scale that day, I knew I had to get back on track because the Quarenteen and then some had caught up...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/14/concentrating-on-covid-vaccination-fear/

When an autistic adult makes that big leap into independence. They are oftentimes away from the cusp of their very guarding parents, however some can still remain a close bond. The circumstances for this can remain very complex and as a result can make the ability for the autistic person to feel at ease about making decisions that they can feel comfortable or that they know is in their best intere...

Discussing on maturing from being under a parent's wing by growing and building your own life by doing things you enjoy!

Disccussing about the critical topic in the autism community when parents are no longer here for their autistic children and why it is important for autistics (if they are able,) to get in the skills necessary now before their parent is no longer here to support them.

As we honor that tragic day twenty years ago. I remember fondly where I was and what I was doing. It started like any day as my sophomore year in Senior High School. It was the second week of school and transitioning back to my home school district after a year away at a residential treatment facility. I was getting used to my new school and was doing fairly well. This episode is also available as...

This week has been a challenging week.  It has worn me out a great deal and has caused some toughness among those that care for me. Hopefully, it gets better as I know that it will eventually. Still, the initial getting out of what we have been used to for so long is very challenging. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/09/leaving-the-comfort-zo...

With the hot and humid weather, the past few months, it has been detrimental for me to want to partake in any walking. As such, I have been lacking in taking care of myself and can now realize that some of the pains from walking long distances have returned and I know that it can get bad if not properly rectified to having more of a shift on overall wellness. This episode is also available as a bl...

Autistics are experiencing a massive amount of regression of their progress mostly due to the fear’s restrictions and limited capability of the state of the world. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/07/concentrating-on-covid-regression-of-retained-progress/

As many autistic people, I have difficulty experiencing when supports change. I define support as anything that is essential for me to experience my day. The past year has brought several changes of support in many autistics because of burnout of those providing support, I am no exception to the rule from experiencing this issue. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynasty...

Discussiing regression and fear of autistic persons as a result of the looming COVID-19 Pamdemic and related issues

With the current weather the country has been facing this past week. I felt it necessary to discuss how adverse weather events affects autistic people. I also share the importance of being prepared for the event should one need to evacuate and the need to have necessary items prior to departure and the importance of such.

If you are eastern United States, you are for sure hearing something with the word “Ida” in it. What was part of a terrible Hurricane and now as of this writing a Tropical Depression has been an overwork for me in the anxiety department this week. This is a crucial reason why those with autism and other disabilities should have in place a plan in the event of a disaster. This episode is also avail...

Just as informing myself on current events is an essential start to the day, likewise it is essential to self-regulate at the end of the workday. It doesn’t make me less of a man by doing so. We as autistics are all unique in our very own way and our coping mechanism should be equally valued. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/09/01/wellness-wednesday-...

As we continue down the path of this pandemic, I am locally seeing the effects of those in the workforce either returning to school or choosing not to work. It is deeply affecting me as I am experiencing lesser dining options or having a more delayed response for deliveries. As such, I am having to change my game up to ensure that I am being content in the community. This episode is also available...