As we turn the corner on a new month, I am beginning to see the changes that we once strayed away from return back to what they once were. I am increasingly seeing more persons wearing masks in the store and more of the “not let it slide” thing occur. It is a part of life and is how we fight our fight.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/08/03/concentrating-on-covid-a-fearful-return/

All human beings have breaking points when becoming irritated. However, autistics have certain triggering and breaking points that because of sensory or other overload or triggers of information that may be empathetic of how their day is that it becomes the point that they reach their breaking point.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/08/02/adulting-breaking-points/

It has came to light this week of US Olympian Simone Biles abruptly taking a hiatus from the Olympics to focus on her care. This post is to show there is no shame in getting care. Remember, there is no health without Mental Health!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/29/you-are-worth-it/

I feel it is important to share my Mental Health Struggles during the COVID-19 Pandemic as it is important to the wellness of everyone in the autistic community both individuals and those serving them. Remember, there is no health without mental health

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/28/wellness-wednesday-no-health-without-mental-health/

The past few Tuesdays I did stray away from the COVID course and talk about employment. However, I feel as if I need to return to the topic of COVID again as it is becoming more relevant in recent days.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/27/concentrating-on-covid-yes-we-still-have-to-worry/

While as a child I did get upset if someone coming to my home to see me was a more than a minute late, that is no longer the case as I have built up the flexibility to understand that things don’t happen as they are planned.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/26/adutling-how-important-is-time/

Recently in browsing my social media accounts, I came across an autism mom blogger that shared a graphic of a quote that states that autism doesn’t come with a manual, rather it come with a parent who never gives up, While I may haven’t always seen eye to eye with what my parents thought I should have done, they have always sought out my best interests while making sure I was remaining safe.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/22/a-parents-love-is-never-ending/

This past week has been a learning lesson for sure. I did walk some, but I didn’t walk to the degree that I had in the past weeks. On top of that my food choices were not that great. I have been for the past few weeks on a slippery slope with my weight loss, and as a result, I broke my fifteen-week losing streak and gained some of the weight back. The principal factor of me doing this was due to the fact that I have chosen to not be as active and allow me to overeat too much of the not so good foods with just making up any sort of rationale that I could satisfy myself with.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/21/wellness-wednesday-the-need-to-be-active/

In recent years, there have been a number of initiatives to hire autistic adults as they age out of high school, because they oftentimes need a solid day of structured activity. This doesn’t mean that they are meaningless people. It’s just that they need to put their creative juices to work.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/20/hireautisticadults-keep-us-engaged/

Another amazing week is on the horizon and I am all set for the week. I say that I am all set for the week because everything in my habitat is neat and orderly. It is a stereotype that autistics are all obsessively compulsive about everything. While we do have fascination on the things we do enjoy, it is likely that we do not specifically have a fascination on the things we must complete in our daily lives.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://dustinsdynastyusa.com/2021/07/19/adulting-maintaining-order/