I continually struggled with sacrificing for others although I may not like it. This very issue has been a hotbed… READ MORE
I attempted to forego sodas several times in the past few years, I wrote a post on this a while… READ MORE
Recently, I replied on a Facebook group when a mother asked about getting her son involved in a sport. While… READ MORE
In my Johnstown days I was introduced to a wide array of music by my roommates, one of those bands… READ MORE
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The reality of what it is like to be masked autistic seeking help: gaslighting, dead ends, and dismissive, vague suggestions… READ MORE
I came across a ranking of someone’s best albums of the decade and realized “Wow, decades are long, and there’s… READ MORE
It’s been a particularly difficult Christmas this year. The kids have been having a rough time, and if I’m completely… READ MORE
Hannah Norman In 2018, KHN and NPR launched “Bill of the Month,” a crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate… READ MORE
Charlotte Huff FORT WORTH, Texas ― Critically ill Tinslee Lewis ― a Fort Worth baby embroiled in a dispute between… READ MORE
Previously the first person with Down syndrome in Peru to get a university degree, Bryan Russell is now looking to… READ MORE
Previously the first person with Down syndrome in Peru to get a university degree, Bryan Russell is now looking to… READ MORE
Those who are different are excluded, bullied or at best dragged down from above as mascots. An ideal team in… READ MORE
What makes Greta Thunberg so different from most autistic people has nothing to do with Greta but is related to… READ MORE
I have been taking some sort of medication to cure the symptoms of what would be autism since I was… READ MORE
Today, December 14 is a whirlwind of a day for me. First and foremost forty years ago my parents would… READ MORE
For most of his life, until he started typing, E was identified as a “low-functioning autistic.” These are his thoughts… READ MORE
At the end of last month, a local charity in the town I live in had sheets in their offices… READ MORE
Over my 34 years of living I have many living environments of my family. Nonetheless, Cleaniliness is a everyday struggle… READ MORE
I think one of the most badass things you can do is fight the system, and the biggest system there… READ MORE
Note: While I beleive that Autism is NOT totally a Mental Health Conditon, oftentimes individuals on the spectrum fall into… READ MORE
“Life is too short to be upset on petty things. Learn to move on and make the best of today for we are not always promised tomorrow.”
~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.