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One of the hardest things when it comes to living my life is having to do things that adults do.… READ MORE
As an autistic person who spent a great deal of their adulthood living under the same roof as their parents,… READ MORE
A few weeks ago, while watching TV, I discovered the term deflection. It is a defense mechanism that people use… READ MORE
As I am learning more and more what is the culprit of my being autistic, I am learning that things… READ MORE
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
“You have the power to choose whether or not to make a spectacle out of something, but you must also think about whether it is worth it.”
~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.
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