Dustin's Dynasty

In this week's vlog, I explain how it takes being a 'warrior' in the world that is not made for the challenges that I experience that things like autistic burnout are a reality and that I have accepted it as part of my being autistic and having other challenges but also rising above when rest is had and being a better person my making myself and my mental health a priority.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, we not only celebrate the 350th vlog but also the 5th year of making a steady appearance on Dustin's Dynasty and my soon to be 40th Birthday. I also provide a brief synopsis of my journey to 40 and how I have overcome so many challenges in the past several years to now be thriving as an autistic adult. Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, we continue on our Mental Health Mini Series by sharing how much my life has changed by understanding and accepting the necessity of making my mental health a priority along with knowing that there is no shame for taking care of your mental health by asking for help. I also close the door on past practices and begin to move forward with my mental health journey only learning from the past while making the furture seem better.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, we continue on our Mental Health Mini Series by sharing how when coming back from setbacks, It's all about the progress that you make and not striving for perfection. As I always did the latter, I came to terms that it is necessary that taking care of my mental health is no different than physical health, and can be benefical if the effort is made.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share the importance of understanding the outside world by being as prepared as possible by understanding what is right and wrong, learning that there are consequences for your actions and taking responsibility for what you do all while working to be as independent as possible.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share the importance of taking care of my mental health, particulary the value of my mental health medication and elements that make living with my mental health challenges as an autistic person have an optimal quality of life.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share the importance of keeping emotions under control especially in situations that could cause a bad reaction to or by others. Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share my response to the disparging comments made in the media in the past week by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services that indeed my autism didn't destroy me or my family!Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it is important for the Law, Justice, and Corrections systems to be cognizant of autistic people as well as autistic people being cognizant of their well-being.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it can be difficult to accept change for autistic people along having the will to keep going especially when you feel down and out to being resilient and not giving up, by keep on going, no matter what.In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and rituals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals. Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it can be difficult to accept change for autistic people along with the grieving process after the start of the change along with understanding that some changes are out of our control, but also that our needs must too be met.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it can be difficult as an autistic person to make sacrifices for others while understanding unwritten rules, roles and expectancies in correlation with managing yourself and your overall well-being.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how life can be challenging for autistic individuals and how much I overcame my personal struggles over the years, making my challenges more manageable. Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share my epiphany that it is time to be serious once and for all with adhering to my mental health treatment, a practice that I have been doing in 2025, while fully understanding the dangers of not doing so and the effects it could cause.Visit my linktreeWeekly E-Blast Sign-upWebsite & BlogSocial:FacebookX / TwitterInstagramPinterestPodcast Platforms:SpotifyAnchorGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocketcastsRadio Public

In this week's vlog, I share my experiences with self-esteem along with some tips to boost self-esteem Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & BlogSocial: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram PinterestPodcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share hints and life experiences with accepting feedback and respecting authority figures in many relationships. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & BlogSocial: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram PinterestPodcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how brutal winters can be challenging for autistic folks as we can be contained indoors and separated from our normal routines. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & BlogSocial: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram PinterestPodcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how past experiences along with understanding the struggle to fit in has taught me to just be kind to anyone I meet regardless of who they are. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how I have discovered that the only thing holding me back from pursuing further uncomfortable endeavors is my anxiety and that I must work with it, not against it in letting go of past beliefs and moving forward. In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and rituals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals.  Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how much I have improved in the course of nearly four decades of my life, reaching many milestones and achievements and never stopping along the way. I made this video as an effort to others with autistic and mental health challenges to never give up hope and dare to dream! Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how using the skill of radical acceptance amongst other coping skills has helped me move forward with some negative thoughts that I have experienced over the recent year or so along with the importance of taking care of my mental health has helped immensely in ensuring that I am my best self-every day. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how the emotions and energy of an autistic person can be very challenging for them to experience without properly managing them. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how that I am mentally well for the first time in six years that I must now conquer the journey of finding on what helps keep me entertained and the negative thoughts and scripts at bay. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how things where when I was first diagnosed to now as it relates to allowing myself to be more authentic without living in fear and judgment while understanding and accepting societal norms and expectations Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it is important to cope with sensory challenges and practice self-care not only over the holiday season but at all times of the year. I also share the struggles that the holiday season has brought to me in the past and how things are now. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it is important to recognize when you need to care for yourself. In autistic people, this is not easily recognized internally, thus recogizing the need to do so more complex. Additionally, I discuss finding the need to locate strategies for self-care and taking time to do so. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how it is important to not only develop but also utilize healthy coping skills in situations that you personally cannot control. I also explain the importance of taking that initial step outside your 'comfort zone'. In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and rituals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals.  Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I share how at times I get into a "funk" and while it can be unbearable, it is just as important to work to get out of it. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how music and meditation has helped me in moments when I have been anxious along with coping in everyday life as an autistic person. 10 Minute Meditation for Anxiety (Goodful, YouTube) Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share the importance of taking care of your mental health and how it can effect other dimensions of your personal wellmess. I also mention the importance of self-care when having mental health challenges. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share the importance of having what you need to get through life as an autistic person becuase it helps you. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how the change of season or clocks can effect autistic individuals in their sleep, mood or other elements in their quality of life. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how it is important to remember to choose our words wisely before saying them along with being sure to turn around negative experiences into positive ones via healthy methods such as cognitive restructuring, coping skills and other defense mechanisms. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how it can be tough, but important to toughen up and acccept the circumstances that are given to you in the course of the day by learning to utiize coping mechanisms and other methods of support that you may need. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this episode, I share how autistically masking (or camoflauging) has come easy to me throughout my four decades of living and how I have come to term with some things in my life because of having to autistically mask in situatiions that make me feel uncomfortable.

In this episode, I share why it is important to determine the cause and effect of how meltdowns, negative reactions and being dysregulated occurs along with why it is important follow what is proven to prevent such instances from happening. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share why it is important to take care of your mental health and be your best self through the challenging moments in your life. Always. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share why it is important to take care of your mental health each and every day. Always. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this episode, I share how there comes a point where we as autisitc people must come to terms what limitations and circumstances we are met with and accept them gracefully. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this podcast, I share how autistic people desire connections with others and how there are ways to connect to the outside world. In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and rituals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals.  Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how it is important to be the mature person when out in the outside world along with treating others just as you want to be treated. In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and rituals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals.  Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how I am beginning to accept all of my challenges both as they can be seen and beanath what you can see. Don't judge what you can't see beneath the surface. Not all disabilites are visible. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's episode, I share how learning to let go of the past has helped me realize that there is so much more to life than the thoughts that are holding me back and start the process of moving on with my life. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this episode, I explain how important it is to have coping skills you can use to get through the challenging moments in life along with being practicing resilency. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I explain how shifting my perspective to understanding the necessity of adhering to my medication regimen allowed me to see who i really am in a journey of self-discovery along with realizing that I need to re-learn many elements of my life. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I explain how much of a struggle waiting can be and how it can evolve into worrying. The two can be quite overwhelming. It is important to learn how to best manage your time when having to wait to prevent worry or any other issues. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this week's vlog, I explain how it is important to be cognizant of differences within and outside of the various spectrums (autism, disability, etc.) That is more important to be mindful of your own needs and care for yourself as necessary. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I explain how I am in the process of learning when to ask for help or accomodation or to take care of myself when experiencing sensory sensitivities. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I learned that the length of time that I have been at day services is just a number, that goals are always evolving and that I still need the support that they can provide me. Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how something in the autistic brain just "clicks" when underdstanding something isn't as fearing as it really is and how "getting" it can be benefical in one's life. In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and riutuals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals.  Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public

In this video, I share how autistics thrive off of routines and riutuals, why they are important to autistics and how they are the culprit of behavior in autistic individuals.  Visit my linktree Weekly E-Blast Sign-up Website & Blog Social: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram Pinterest Podcast Platforms: Spotify Anchor Google Podcasts Amazon Music Pocketcasts Radio Public