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Last week near this time, the event, the first ever held by our county behavioral health office in correlation of… READ MORE
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Recently, I have begun to see the importance of all facets of wellness as it relates to me and my… READ MORE
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As human beings we are often creatures of habit. We cannot often see beyond what we know. Change is often… READ MORE
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Sometimes after we grow, we begin to learn. We begin to feel confident about making sound choices and becoming less… READ MORE
So, you may have wondered in the course of the past week, you may have noticed that I have written… READ MORE
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For the month of April and Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month, I have been writing on how the acceptance of… READ MORE
Over the decades I have heard that a perceived trait of autistic behavior is acting out inappropriate behavior to get… READ MORE
Sometimes, living in the present moment where my life is constantly evolving it can be hard to realize how far… READ MORE
Life is challenging. For me being autstic, managing all of the challenges life brings particularly in being well and independent… READ MORE
Following up with yesterday’s blog where I learned that we must be in a dynamic at times that we may… READ MORE
I have autism…but it shouldn’t define me.By my life or who I want to be.What I wear or by my… READ MORE
I am often told by those that support me in my journey to “give myself some grace.” For the longest… READ MORE
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Recently, I have been dealing with accepting my body image and being proud of it. It can be hard for… READ MORE
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Being autistic provides a skewed frame of mind. What may seem like something that is only experienced by the autistic… READ MORE
In recent years, there has been much divide between self-advocates and family members of autistics about the advocating for all… READ MORE
Recently, somebody asked me, does autism cause anger? I seriously had to choose my words wisely because while autism is… READ MORE
Many times people experiencing challenges similar to me often relate the courthouse as a place where bad things happen for… READ MORE
Being neurodiverse and experiencing multiple mental health challenges can present problems when you are out in a world that just… READ MORE
Getting healthy and losing weight can be a struggle. Getting started is the hardest thing about taking initiative to make… READ MORE
“I can only do my best by controlling what I can and ignore what I cannot control.”
~Dustin
Home to the writings of an autisitc man that has had his share of life experiences over four decades but has bounced back greatly from adverisity to live an everyday independent life.