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For a majority of my life I have had periods of ruminating thoughts enter my headspace. Like last week’s adulting… READ MORE
Having the comorbidity of Anxiety alongside being autistic can provide many challenges for me. One of those challenges I constantly… READ MORE
Being an autistic adult, it can be hard to recognize that you have to know how you are regulating your… READ MORE
For the majority of my life, I could never see the positive of a situation. No matter what was presumed… READ MORE
I had always practiced what is known today as masking for autistic individuals before the term was coined in modern… READ MORE
Being an adult means that there are obligations in life that must be endured. Whether or not, there are just… READ MORE
One of my biggest struggles that I have had in my time being on my own is when I have… READ MORE
One common trait of autism is the fact that many thrive off of routine and some can be very rigid… READ MORE
As any adult, there are responsibilities that must be endured if you want to survive. Granted, if you are autistic… READ MORE
I am not surprised that I haven’t written about having a purpose as the topic for the weekly adulting post… READ MORE
I am accepting and learning that in order to stop feeling so miserable about my life that I need to… READ MORE
They say it takes 21 days to make a new habit stick to one’s routine. When you are autistic and… READ MORE
As I continue this journey of independence as an autistic adult, It can be frustrating for me to try my… READ MORE
When you move out of someone that takes care of all your needs, many times it requires you as an… READ MORE
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As the weather cools and the height of the pandemic season looms again, I know that I need to get… READ MORE
As autistics, we are more prone to being vulnerable and as a result can be victimized. We often seek validation… READ MORE
One of the common stereotypes of being autistic is the fact that we do not want a friend or have… READ MORE
Being autistic, we often seek for others to understand our quirks and how we operate, but does anyone ever ask… READ MORE
Having some time off over the past few weeks provided me some time to self-reflect. As my mind often thinks… READ MORE
In my life as an autistic person, the (dys)regulation of my emotions can be extremely absurd. In moments for me… READ MORE
““Being A ‘Shining Example To My Peers’ means that I am open, transparent and honest with what it takes and the struggles in managing life’s necessities and challenges alongside being hopeful and resilient in my fight to keep going and living the life that is mine.”
~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.
