A week ago today, it was national son’s day. My mother posted to Facebook a post saying how proud she… READ MORE
As fall arrives, in the housing complex I arrive in is usually an overall maintenance inspection of the property and… READ MORE
As I concluded in this week’s Reflections post, autistics across the spectrum are enduring things that seem like we are… READ MORE
Life in the past 2-3 years has been nothing short of a challenge for autistrics across the spectrum. One of… READ MORE
One of the major facets of autism is the fact that many thrive off of routines. Having and following a… READ MORE
NOTE: This is the second-half of a two part series on my recent discovery of Autistic Burnout. In yesterday’s Adulting… READ MORE
A few weeks ago, I made the opportunity to do some of the things before things changed drastically in my… READ MORE
Last week, being in almost a month of a near pre-pandemic workflow, I recognized that I needed to practice some… READ MORE
Being autistic, it can be hard to accept when changes occur to our daily routine that we may not see… READ MORE
Over the past few weeks, I have been resuming what was in most ways the routine that I had pre-pandemic.… READ MORE
Recently, I have realized that there are things I am slowly becoming more aware of that affect my senses. Knowing… READ MORE
Having to manage the complexities of that and other situations in the course of the past near four years has… READ MORE
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Over the years, I have been reading more about Autistic Burnout and exactly what it is. I think that I… READ MORE
Sometimes, we have to accept things for what they are, despite thinking they shouldn’t be that way. Many times we… READ MORE
A few weeks ago, central service lines to a neighboring broadband provider were severed, thus incapacitating broadband and TV services… READ MORE
The past week has been full of planning, goal setting and other things that become necessary in the realm of… READ MORE
Last weekend, I had the opportunity of turning another year older. While I have had a great amount of personal… READ MORE
Recently, I experienced a challenging outing with my mother. In having that experience, I learned from her that we need… READ MORE
Many times growing up when experiencing life with my parents and seeing their faults or things they would do that… READ MORE
“taking care of your mental health makes you be the best that you can be.!”
~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.