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Dustin's Dynasty — 837 episodes

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405: Throwback: From Relapse to Resilience

2

404: Beyond Selfishness and Judgment

3

403: Why the Disabled Card Matters

4

402: Just As I Am

5

406: Throwback: Pointless and Destructive; Knowing My Why

6

401: Acceptance

7

400: Still Learning and Growing in the Middle Ages

8

399: It Gets Better

9

398: Managing My Challenges

10

397: Being the Evidence

11

396: The Acceptance Within

12

395: Seeing Why My Mental Health Matters

13

394: Go Through What You Go Through

14

393: Autism, Food and Mood

15

392: Autism through the Good and Bad

16

391: Managing Differences

17

390: Stopping from 'Going South'

18

389: Behaviors Have Consequences

19

388: You Don't Have to Do It

20

387: Accepting & Loving Me for Me

21

386: Making My Own Life

22

385: Being Patient in the Process

23

384: Living My Best Life

24

383: Finding and Accepting My Comfort

25

382: The Value of Doing the Right Thing

26

381: DoorDash Dangers: Having the Drive to Change

27

380: Being the Catalyst to Being My Best Self

28

379: Finding My New Normal

29

378: Self-Advocacy in the Proper Way

30

377: Learning to Adapt with Change and Feedback

31

376: Fighting Loneliness, Isolation and Ruminating/Looping Thoughts

32

375: Keep It Going

33

374: Finding Our Own Way

34

373: Getting out of the Rough

35

372: Doing What I Need to Do Matters

36

371: Taking Out the Trash

37

370: Realizing It's Autism

38

369: Moving Mountains in Me!

39

368: Mastering Self-Awareness and Having Dignity

40

367: Managing My Mental Health Matters Everyday

41

366: Managing Mania

42

365: Social Pragmatics

43

364: Safely Stimming

44

363: Never Give Up

45

362: Being Responsible

46

361:Ramblings in the Life of An Autistic Person

47

360: It's OK to Say NO

48

359: The Necessities of Life

49

358: Fear in Needing Help/Accommodations

50

357: Meltdown Memories

51

356: Being My Best Self Everyday

52

355: Fighting Through It

53

354: Pushing Through It

54

353: Pointless and Destructive; Knowing My Why

55

352: Understanding Reality

56

351: Be The Warrior

57

350: 40, Autistic and Thriving

58

349: Mental Health In Sync During Mental Health Month

59

348: It’s all about the progress...not Perfection

60

347: Preparing for the Outside World

61

346: My Mental Health Matters

62

345: Emotional Control

63

344: Autism Didn't Damage Us!

64

343: Law & Order

65

342: Keep On Going

66

341: Out of Our Control

67

340: Making Sacrifices

68

339: Navigating Life's Challenges

69

338: Time to Be Serious

70

337: Self-Esteem

71

336: Accepting Feedback & Respecting Authority

72

335: The Winter Challenges

73

334: Just Be Kind

74

333: Honestly Hopeful

75

332: Dare to Dream

76

331: Radical Acceptance

77

330: Emotions and Energy

78

329: Finding Personal Entertainment

79

328: No Holding Back

80

327: Coping and Self Care during the Holidays

81

326: Caring for You!

82

325: Coping With Challenges

83

324: Out of the Funk

84

323: Music, Meditation, and Mood

85

322: Mental Health Matters

86

321: Because It Helps

87

320: Change of Season

88

319: Turn It Around

89

318: Toughen Up

90

317: Masking: The Autistic Kind

91

316: Cause and Effect

92

315: Fighting Through The Challenges

93

314: Do it. Always. Each and every day.

94

313: For What It Is

95

312: Connecting to the Outside World

96

311: Maturity and Kindness

97

310: Beneath The Surface

98

309: Learning To Let Go Of The Past

99

308: Coping Skills & Resielency

100

307: Self-Discovery and Re-Learning

101

306: Wait and Worry

102

305: Embracing Differences…For Real

103

304: Knowing When

104

303: Rekindling My Relationsip With Day Services

105

302: It Just " Clicks"

106

301: Accepting, Understanding and Managing My Life with Medication

107

300: Been There, Done That, Aint Going Back

108

299: Priortizing Life's Obligations

109

298: Taking Time Out To Care For You

110

297: Letting Go and Moving On

111

296: Being Who You Know You Can Be

112

295: The Reality Of Adulting

113

294: Motivation and Purpose as an Autistic Adult

114

293: It's Only Anxiety

115

292: Autistic Self-Care

116

291: See The Potential

117

290: Seven Months Serenity

118

289: Recognizing Emotions and Feelings

119

288: Out of the Storm...A Brighter Outlook Ahead!

120

287: Musings of A Meltdown in an Autistic Adult

121

286: Filling The Void

122

285: From Relapse to Resilience

123

284: Replacing Habits and Taking Care

124

283: Dedication to Independence

125

31 Days of Gratitude: January 2024

126

282: Embracing Change & Going Through The Motions

127

281: Easing to Changes

128

280: My Mid-Winter Epiphany

129

279: Adhering to My Word of 2024: WELLNESS

130

278: Anger, Frustration and Meltdowns

131

277: What Lies Within

132

276: 2023: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

133

275: Do It For Me

134

274: If You Want to, You Will

135

#273: The Promise of A New Day

136

#272: What Is It?

137

#270 | Being Motivated Through The Day

138

268 | The Perfect Storm | Stop, Think, Regret; Being Vulnerable, Victimized and Naieve

139

267: The Perfect Storm | Keeping Engaged; Doing the Unwanted

140

265: The Perfect Storm | Thinking Things Through

141

266: The Perfect Storm | Connection Matters

142

264: The Perfect Storm | Anxiety, Caffeine & Soda

143

263: The Perfect Storm | Emotional Self-Regulation & Self-Care

144

262: The Perfect Storm | How We Got Here

145

Being The One They Know I Am

146

Wellness Wednesday: Knowing You Are Succeeding

147

Reflections: The Dearest Love is Hurt The Most

148

Adulting: Thinking Things Through

149

Accepting Challenging Situations

150

Wellness Wednesday: Being Proud of My Progress

151

Reflections: Finding Happiness

152

Adulting: If You Don’t Want To, Don’t

153

Where Do I Lie?

154

Wellness Wednesday: Progress Happens

155

Reflections: Do I Know What I Want?

156

Adulting: Doing the Necessary

157

Functioning Independently

158

Wellness Wednesday: Keeping Strong

159

Reflections: Fighting Isolation

160

Adulting: Caring About Others

161

Being The Adult

162

Wellness Wednesday: Moving Forward

163

Reflections: Being Motivated

164

Adulting: Keeping Yourself Clean

165

Vlog #257: Struggling to Adult

166

Being Content With My Life

167

Wellness Wednesday: Time To Take Care Of Me

168

Reflections: Why Community Matters

169

Adulting: Going Off the Course

170

VLOG #256: Communication Challenges

171

Accepting Limitations

172

Wellness Wednesday: Accepting the Importance of Sleep

173

Reflections: Navigating The World

174

VLOG #255: Finding Purpose

175

Adulting: Fighting the Fight

176

Fighting the Bed

177

Wellness Wednesday: Why Introception is Essential

178

Reflections: Pushing Myself

179

Adulting: Screen Time Balance

180

VLOG #254: Getting Motivated

181

Executive Function, Task and Time Manaagement

182

Wellness Wednesday: Accepting the Necessities of Being Well

183

Reflections: The Will and Want to be Motivated, Encouraged and Have Purpose in Life

184

Adulting: Being Motivated

185

VLOG: #253: Keeping In Balance

186

Beyond Our Control

187

Wellness Wednesday: Consistency Is Key

188

Reflections: Wising Up in Challenging Times

189

Adulting: Aging and Maturing

190

VLOG #252: For What They Are

191

The Reality and Gratitude Of My Independence

192

Wellness Wednesday: I Can If I Want To

193

Reflections: Fighting Anxiety

194

Adulting: Just Do It

195

VLOG #251: What Gets You up in the Morning?

196

Living My Best Life

197

Wellness Wednesday: Value Your Mental Health

198

Reflections: Being Proud of Me

199

Adulting: Decision Difficulty

200

VLOG #250: This Is Autism!

201

Managing Emotions

202

Wellness Wednesday: Taking Time For You

203

Reflections: Doing What Is Right

204

Adulting: Knowing When To Care For You

205

VLOG #249: Accepting Reality

206

The Outside World

207

Wellness Wednesday: Having the Reason To Live

208

Reflections: Gratitude and Appreciation

209

Adulting: Using the Tools

210

VLOG #248: "Friends"

211

Managing Yourself

212

Wellness Wednesday: Responsibilities of Staying Well

213

Reflections: Getting Through the Rough

214

Adulting: Processing A Crisis

215

VLOG #247: Picking Up The Pieces & Moving On

216

You’re Told For A Reason

217

Wellness Wednesday: Food’s Relationship

218

Reflections: Being Accomplished

219

Adulting: Facing Reality

220

VLOG #246: It Comes With Being Autistic

221

Loving Yourself

222

Wellness Wednesday: My Relationship with Food and Behavior

223

Reflections: Changing Behaviors

224

Adulting: What Makes Self-Advocacy

225

#245: Reality & Evidence

226

When Things Don’t Go My Way!

227

Wellness Wednesday: Seeing A Change

228

Reflections: Continued Resilience

229

Adulting: What Adulting Really Is

230

Vlog #244: Grow Up!

231

The World Does Not Revolve Around Me

232

Wellness Wednesday: It Takes All Dimensions for A Perfect Balance

233

Reflection: Seeing Past Negativity

234

Adulting: Coping Signals

235

VLOG #243: Do It Anyway!

236

Managing My Feelings

237

Wellness Wednesday: Not Everyhing is Perfect

238

Reflections: Happiness and Joy

239

Adulting: Pride and Ownership in Mundane Tasks

240

VLOG #242: Seeing Through The Clouds

241

That was Then, This is Now.

242

Wellness Wednesday: A Better Relationship with my Health

243

Reflections: Three Years Better

244

Adulting: Routine, Regimen and Purpose

245

VLOG #241: Community & Inclusion

246

Recognizing Faults

247

Wellness Wednesday: Making the Right Choices

248

Reflections: Live as if Your Life Counts On It

249

Adulting: Fighting Immaturity

250

VLOG #240: CHANGE: Awareness, Desire, Behavior

251

Getting Through Life’s Challenges

252

Wellness Wednesday: Making That First Move

253

Reflections: Leading More By Example

254

Adulting: Being the Adult

255

VLOG #239: Being Resilient in the BIG Picture

256

13 Years of Work

257

Balancing Engagement

258

Wellness Wednesday: Following Through and Breaking the Fear Factor

259

Reflections: More Optimistic, Less Pessimistic

260

VLOG #238 Letting Go of the Past, Being At Peace, Happy and Grateful

261

Adulting: Defining Your Identity

262

Being Prepared: Power Outages

263

Getting Moving About

264

Wellness Wednesday: Systematic Organizing

265

Reflections: Being Happy With Life Now

266

Adulting: Deflecting

267

VLOG #237: Individuality

268

Because of Being Autistic

269

Wellness Wednesday: Knowing the Culprits

270

Reflections: Everyone Else is Moving On, So Why Can’t I?

271

Adulting: Normal Tasks

272

VLOG #236: Happy & Busy

273

Meltdown Epiphanies

274

Wellness Wednesday: Understanding Your Limits

275

Reflections: What Is Love?

276

Adulting: Rumination

277

VLOG #235: Autistic Intensity

278

Not Falling Back

279

Wellness Wednesday: Mood’s Role in Wellness

280

Reflections: Four Years…Much Growth

281

Adulting: Intrusive Thoughts

282

VLOG #234: 3 Years Since Crisis

283

Mindfully Resting

284

Wellness Wednesday: New Year…New Mindset

285

Reflections: Being More Regulated

286

Adulting: Sense of Mood

287

VLOG #233: Anger, Meltdown and Rage

288

Doing What’s Right

289

Wellness Wednesday: Having Better Habits

290

Relections: Letting Go of What I Cannot Change

291

Adulting: Keeping Positive Energy

292

VLOG #232: Concrete Thinking

293

Struggling With Transitions

294

We Must Do Better

295

Wellness Wednesday: Recognizing Wellness

296

Reflections: Moving On

297

Adulting: Masking Autistically

298

VLOG #231: Struggling With Transitions

299

Doing Better & Moving Forward

300

Wellness Wednesday: Managing Adulting

301

Reflections: Understanding Traits

302

Adulting: Understanding Life Obligations

303

VLOG #230: New Year. New Me. In 2023.

304

Understanding Your Body

305

Wellness Wednesday: Taking A Break

306

Reflections: Knowing I Am Not Alone

307

Adulting: Calling It A Night

308

Vlog #229: The Price and Responsibility That Comes With Freedom As an Autistic Person

309

Defining Yourself

310

Wellness Wednesday: Doing What YOU need to Do

311

Reflections: 2022 Was A Better Year

312

Adulting: Setting Your Schedule

313

VLOG #228: Breaking the Cycle

314

Defining the Holidays

315

Wellness Wednesday: Creating Better Habits

316

Reflections: Being Considered Lazy

317

Adulting: Responsibilities of Living

318

VLOG #227: Gullibility & Related Bias

319

Radical Acceptance

320

Wellness Wednesday: There Are Bad Days Too

321

Reflections: Robbed of Time

322

Adulting: Purpose

323

VLOG #226:Having Purpose and The Willingness To Do It!

324

How can I be an Empathetic Empath?

325

Wellness Wednesday: Medication Milestone

326

Reflections: Better Family Visits

327

Adulting: Reframing Behavior

328

VLOG #225: The Loop, The Trap and Radical Acceptance

329

Life Isn’t Perfect

330

Wellness Wednesday: Being In A Better Place

331

Reflections: Three Years Grace

332

Adulting: Difficulty Adapting to Change

333

VLOG #224: Reacting to Negative Outcomes

334

Reflections: Mind Battles

335

Wellness Wednesday: Learning A Lifestyle Change

336

Reflections: Making Things Right

337

Reflections: A Mother’s Love

338

Thankfully Progressing

339

Wellness Wednesday: Being In A Better Place

340

Adulting: Unperceived Maturity

341

VLOG #223: Always Asking

342

Why Can’t I Just Be Happy for Once?

343

Adulting: Being Responsible

344

VLOG #222: Autism & Routines

345

Take The Compliments and Be Proud

346

Wellness Wednesday: Getting Into the Community

347

Reflections: Avoiding Victimization and Vulnerability

348

Adulting: The Importance of Friendship

349

VLOG #221:Dangers of Doordash and Delivery Made Me Make Choices towards a Healthier Lifestyle

350

Embracing My Autism and Recognizing Accommodations

351

Wellness Wednesday: Accepting How Far I Have Come

352

Reflections: Counting My Blessings, Two Years Later

353

Adulting: Accepting All

354

VLOG #220: Autism and Transitioning

355

Holding It Together

356

Wellness Wednesday: Backsliding Fears

357

Reflections: While You Can

358

Adulting: The Importance of Having Something In Your Life

359

VLOG: #219: Accepting Your Autism

360

It Only Has to Make Sense to You

361

Wellness Wednesday: Delivery Dangers

362

Reflections: Why Can’t I Just Be Happy???

363

#218: Finding Motivation

364

Adulting: Emotional Dysregulation

365

Why I Keep On Going

366

Wellness Wednesday: Feeling Satisfied

367

Reflections: A Sense of Satisfaction

368

Adulting: Happiness

369

#217: Finding Happiness

370

Accepting & Moving On

371

Wellness Wednesday: Doing What’s Right

372

Adulting: Being A Good Sport

373

VLOG #216: Regulation & Validation

374

Understanding the Need to Get Out

375

Wellness Wednesday: Balance of Time

376

Reflections: Family Invasions

377

Adulting: Bedtime

378

VLOG #215; Wellness Routines

379

The Great Regression

380

Wellness Wednesday: Change of Scenery

381

Reflections: Easy to Regress

382

Adulting: Flexibility

383

VLOG #214:  COVID 19 & Regression

384

A Rule Follower

385

Wellness Wednesday: The Importance of Wellness Activities

386

Reflections: The Importance of A Routine

387

Adulting: Accepting Changes

388

VLOG #213 Happiness, Change & Anger

389

Being A Better Person

390

Wellness Wednesday: The Battle Within

391

Reflections: Restoring Autistic Burnout

392

Adulting: Accepting Autistic Burnout

393

VLOG #212: Caring & Compassion

394

Overcoming Anxiety

395

Wellness Wednesday: Goal-Driven

396

Reflections: Regognizing A Return

397

Adulting: Knowing You’re Not Ready Yet

398

VLOG #211: Discovering Autistic Burnout

399

Deciding For Yourself

400

Wellness Wednesday: Better Changes

401

Reflections: Recognizing My Needs

402

Adulting: Challenging Thoughts

403

VLOG #210: The Here and Now

404

A Better Mindset

405

Wellness Wednesday: Making Swaps

406

Reflections: Managing Life’s Challenges

407

Adulting: Radical Acceptance

408

VLOG #209: Social Communication

409

Four Years of Independence

410

Wellness Wednesday: Progress Works!

411

Reflections: Pre-Pandemic Routine

412

Adulting: Personal Preferences

413

VLOG #208: Personal Choices

414

Heading In The Right Direction

415

Wellness Wednesday: A Better Bill of Health

416

Reflections: Awareness of The World

417

Adulting: Personal Safety

418

VLOG #207: Ruminating Thoughts

419

Disability Pride Is Not Entitlement

420

Wellness Wednesday: Accepting the Need to Take Care Of Myself

421

Reflections: Pushing Myself Away From Social Connection

422

Adulting: Self-Sabotage

423

VLOG #206: The "Time" Factor

424

My Constant Journey With Self-Esteem and Negative Thoughts

425

Wellness Wednesday: Meditation, Grounding and Relaxing

426

Reflections: Pandemic Regressions and Related Trauma

427

Adulting: Overthinking and Overreacting

428

VLOG #205: Catastrophic Thinking & Over Reacting

429

What Everyone Else Does

430

Wellness Wednesday: Sticking to It

431

Reflections: Autistic Burnout & Free Time

432

Adulting: Autonomy, A Year Later

433

VLOG #203: Preventing Autistic Burnout

434

Out of the Comfort Zone

435

Wellness Wednesday: Mood Regulation, Caffine and Energy

436

Reflections: Radical Acceptance

437

Adulting: Prioritizing Tasks and Routine

438

VLOG #203: Second-Half-Of-Year Epiphany

439

Professional Dependence

440

Wellness Wednesday: Understanding the Importance of Sleep

441

Reflections: When the Internet goes out, What do you do?

442

Adulting: Expected Maturity and Expectations

443

VLOG: #202: Curve Balls

444

The Importance of Natural Supports

445

Wellness Wednesday: Learning New Eating Practices

446

Reflections: Growing, Learning and Grace

447

Adulting: Special Interests and Limits

448

VLOG #201:Trying to Stay Positive

449

Preventing Mental Isolating

450

Wellness Wednesday: Small Strides, Small Progress

451

Reflections: Another Year Older Doesn’t Change Anything

452

Adulting: Event Anxiety

453

VLOG #200: Is 2 too many?

454

Understanding What Works

455

Wellness Wednesday: Understanding The Need to Care For Yourself

456

Reflections: Cherish The Memories

457

Adulting: Learning to Consider Others

458

VLOG #199: How Music Saves Me!

459

VLOG #198: Change is Tough...But We Are Tougher!

460

Being Patient and Blessed

461

Wellness Wednesday: The Man In the Mirror

462

Reflections: The Hard Truth

463

Adulting: Accepting What’s Necessary to Be Independent

464

VLOG #197: My Experience with Catastrophizing

465

VLOG #196: What Being Selfish Does to Others

466

Hard Adaptations

467

Wellness Wednesday: Being More Real

468

Reflections: Effects That COVID has Caused

469

Adulting: Slowing The Pace

470

VLOG: #195: Taking Care of Yourself Matters!

471

VLOG #194: I'm Not Lazy, I'm Burnt Out!

472

Being Serious about Self-Care

473

Wellness Wednesday: Appreciating Non-Scale Victories

474

Reflections: Grateful for Independence

475

Adulting: The Struggles of Dependence of Independence

476

VLOG #193: Is It Time For Change?

477

VLOG #192: Self Care, General Burnout and Autistic Burnout

478

Understanding Norms During Independence

479

Wellness Wednesday: It Has To “Click”

480

Reflections: Changes in Growth

481

Adulting: Increasing Maturity and Independence

482

VLOG #191: Understanding and Processing Mundane Societal Norms

483

VLOG #190 Having Your Own Life

484

Understanding My Words

485

Wellness Wednesday: Expanding My Opportunities

486

Adulting: Navigating Negativity

487

Adulting: Filling the Void

488

VLOG #189: Wellness Update: Expanding My Palate & Continuing the Taper

489

VLOG #188: Autism, Death and Dying

490

First Responder Awareness

491

Wellness Wednesday: The Importance of Accountability

492

Reflections: We Change and Grow

493

Adulting: Choices As You Grow

494

VLOG #187: Medication Regimen Compliance and its Importance to Focusing on Wellness as a Whole

495

VLOG #186: Soda Tapering Process

496

So, Why All About Wellness?

497

Wellness Wednesday: It Has To Be For Me

498

Reflections: Defending The Truth

499

Adulting: Accepting the Reality

500

VLOG #185: How Holidays Have Changed During COVID

501

VLOG #184:The Wellness Talk

502

It Doesn’t Cost Anything To Be Nice

503

Wellness Wednesday: Being Wise

504

Reflections: Accepting Autism

505

Adulting: Accepting the Consequences of Your Behaviors

506

VLOG #183 Wellness Update

507

VLOG #182: Outside Overload

508

I’ve Come A Long Way!

509

Wellness Wednesday: Doing What’s Important

510

Reflections: Things Take Time

511

Adulting: Understanding And Growing

512

VLOG #181: What Do You Call It?

513

VLOG: #180: This Is My Story (2022)

514

Giving Myself Some Grace

515

Wellness Wednesday: Dealing With Body Image and Self-Worth

516

Reflections: What I Didn’t Know Then

517

Adulting: Only Held Back By Fear

518

VLOG #179: Awareness of Things Then vs Now

519

VLOG: #178:  How The Hype of Media effects Autistics

520

What Feelings are Typical?

521

Wellness Wednesday: Keeping The Push

522

Reflections: Why All Voices Are Important in Advocacy.

523

Adulting: Autism and Anger

524

I Helped Proclaim Autism Awareness Month

525

VLOG #177: Do Autistic people Get Angry?

526

VLOG #176: Are these the thoughts that everyone experiences, or is it just me?

527

Community Stigma

528

Wellness Wednesday: Goal-Bound

529

Reflections: Realizing Capacity

530

Adulting: Sense of Freedom

531

VLOG #175: Wellness Update 5 Weeks to Possible 5K

532

VLOG #174: Being A Part of Your Community

533

12-Year Work Anniversary

534

Wellness Wednesday: Slow Progress Is Best

535

Reflections: Back On Track

536

Adulting: Community

537

VLOG #172: Coming To Terms and Accepting Challenges

538

VLOG #173: Understanding What is Important

539

Life Is How You Make It

540

Wellness Wednesday: The Blame Game

541

Finally, The Right Side of the Coin

542

Adulting: Maturing and Growing

543

VLOG #171:2022 Welcoming Wellness Update

544

VLOG #170: Getting Real about Mental Health Goals

545

Go With The Flow

546

Wellness Wednesday: Why I Need to Care

547

Concentrating On COVID: Sign of Brightness

548

Adulting: Connection

549

VLOG #169: Bouncing Back and Making Prorgress

550

VLOG #168: Stigma and Association

551

Recognition Pays

552

Wellness Wednesday: Making Strides

553

Special: A Journey of Personal Growth

554

Adulting: Consistency

555

VLOG #167: Do You Know How Much You Have Progressed?

556

VLOG: #166: What Is My Dream Job?

557

Don’t Doubt The Possibilities

558

Wellness Wednesday: Trying My Best

559

Concentrating On COVID: Trying to Normalize

560

Adulting: Realizing Burnout

561

VLOG #165: Self Care and Why it is important

562

VLOG: #164: Sudden/Unknown Plans and Changes

563

Life Isn’t Perfect

564

Wellness Wednesday: 2022 Rededication

565

Concentrating On COVID: It Gets Better

566

Adulting: Being Who You Truly Want to Be

567

VLOG #163 Autism and the Struggle to Sleep

568

VLOG #162: Forging Friendships: Relationship Barometer

569

A Different Approach In An Ever-Changing World

570

Wellness Wednesday: Trying My Best

571

Adulting Special: Driver’s LIcense 3-Year Anniversary

572

Concentrating On COVID: Being Flexible

573

Adulting: Lucky

574

Vlog #161: Forging Friendships: Building Trust

575

VLOG #160: Men's Mental Health

576

The Power of Advocating For Yourself

577

Wellness Wednesday: Learning To Savor

578

Concentrating On COVID: The Effects Of Our Mental Health

579

Adulting: Accepting Presumed Immaturity By Others

580

VLOG: #159: Forging Friendships: Rejection

581

VLOG: #158: COVID 19 and Mental Health

582

You Can’t Get There By Staying Here

583

Wellness Wednesday: You Can Give Me All The Tools, But I Must Use Them

584

Concentrating On COVID: What COVID Has Made Me Discover About Myself

585

Adulting: Investing in Life’s Essentials

586

VLOG #157: Forging Friendships: 9 Types of Attraction

587

VLOG #156: The Benefits of Social Media For Autistics

588

Adapting To the New Environment

589

Wellness Wednesday: Small Changes to Start 2022

590

Concentrating On COVID: Waning Fear with Sensibility

591

Adulting: Maturity Immaturity

592

VLOG #155: Make 2022 Your Best Year Yet!

593

VLOG: #154: What I did in 2021

594

Why do I keep on doing What I Keep On Doing

595

Wellness Wednesday: A Better Plan in 2022

596

Concentrating on COVID: No More Fear in 2022

597

Adulting: Caring and Accepting Our Choices

598

VLOG: #153 - Refecting on Past Challenges and Making Plans to Conquer Them

599

VLOG #152 - Autism and The Holidays - The Folklore and The Anxieties

600

Christmas Challenges

601

Wellness Wednesday: No Higher

602

Adulting: Being Influenced

603

Adulting: Managing Unpleasantness

604

VLOG #151: Autism and the Holidays: Do What You Feel Comfortable Doing

605

VLOG #150: Forging Friendships: Signs of Toxic and Unhealthy Relationships

606

The Importance of “Me” Time

607

Wellness Wednesday: End-of-the-year Reboot

608

Concentraing On COVID: Getting Back in Rhythm

609

Adulting: Trigger Tolerance

610

VLOG #149: Forging Friendships: Communication

611

VLOG: #148: Autism and the Holidays: December to Remember

612

A Healthy Restart

613

Odd One Out

614

Wellness Wednesday: Being Honest About Foods

615

Concentrating On COVID: Fearmongering

616

Adulting: Setting Expectations

617

VLOG #147: Autism and The Holidays: Some Triggers

618

VLOG: #146: Forging Friendships: Being Honest

619

Buying In and Being Invested

620

Wellness Wednesday: Your Internal Guard

621

Concentrating On COVID: Third Time’s A Charm

622

Adulting: Trying to Stop the Self-Pity Train before it departs

623

VLOG #145: Forging Friendships: Dealing With the Unacceptable

624

VLOG #144: Autism and Sleep

625

Accepting The Call

626

Wellness Wednesday: Weight Loss Is Tough

627

Concentrating On COVID: Fear of A Repeat

628

Adulting: Your Life, Your Choices

629

VLOG: #143: Forging Friendships: Boundaries

630

VLOG #142:  Autism and Being Too Nice

631

Sometimes Enough is Enough

632

Wellness Wednesday: Mindfulness

633

Concentrating On COVID: Vaccine Effectiveness/Resurgency

634

Adulting: Our Inner Voice

635

VLOG: #141:Forging Friendships: Saying NO

636

VLOG #140: Forging Friendships: Standards and Values

637

Foundation of Supports and Getting What You Need

638

Wellness Wednesday: Realizing Needs

639

Concentrating On COVID: Time to Learn

640

Adulting: Battling Self-Pity

641

VLOG #139: Forging Friendships: Being Approached

642

VLOG #138: Self Pity

643

One Year, Counting My Blessings

644

Wellness Wednesday: Rededication

645

Homeless Awareness Month

646

Adulting: Lonliness As Winter Sets In

647

Vlog #137: Why It Is Important to Say NO

648

VLOG #136: Forging Friendships: Wants, Needs, Talent and Communication

649

Behind the mask

650

It Can Wait

651

Wellness Wednesday: Need More Than Want

652

NDEAM: Recognize the Needs of ALL, especially Disabled Workers in the Workplace

653

Adulting: The Know How of Surviving

654

VLOG #135: Forging Friendships: Are You Ready?

655

VLOG #134: Mental Health Days

656

A Clean Home is A Happy Home

657

Wellness Wednesday: Keeping Up The Fight

658

NDEAM: The Benefits of Having an Autistic Employee

659

Adulting: Phobias of Needles

660

VLOG #133: The Benefits of Videoconferncing for the Autistic Community

661

VLOG #132: Autistic Catasrophizing

662

Family and Ally Voices DO Matter

663

Wellness Wednesday: Just Like Starting Over

664

#NDEAM: How Work Made Me Improve My Social Skills

665

Adultiing: Task Execution and Management

666

Vlog #131 Reasons Autistic People Struggle With Friendships

667

Vlog #130 Voices of Autism Families DO Matter

668

Putting Myself Out There

669

Vlog #129 Respond Vs  React

670

VLOG #128 Empowerment vs Entitlement

671

Wellness Wednesday: The Continual Fight

672

#HireAutisticAdults #NDEAM2021: 10 Things To Know

673

Adulting: Being Proud of Your Talents

674

Have Your Plan

675

Wellness Wednesday: A Final Wake-Up Call

676

Concentrating On COVID: A Really Scary Time

677

Adulting: Hearing What You Don’t Want to Hear

678

Vlog #127 The Sunday Blues and Pre Activity Anxiety

679

Vlog #126 Abrupt Changes make a Challenging Week

680

A Journey Is A Journey

681

Wellness Wednesday: Inspiration Comes in Mysterious Ways

682

Concentating on COVID: Honor and Divide

683

Adulting: Consent

684

VLOG: #125: Basic Human Rights and Consent

685

Vlog #124 Pleasure for Emotional Regulation

686

Saying No, Burnout, Assertiveness and Downtime

687

Wellness Wednesday: Keeping Forward

688

Concentrating On COVID: Vaccination Fear

689

Adulting: Making Choices for YOU!

690

VLOG #123 Becoming an Actual Adult

691

VLOG #122 After Mom and Dad are No Longer Here, then What?

692

SPECIAL: A September Day Like No Other – 20 Years Later

693

Leaving the Comfort Zone

694

Wellness Wednesday: Excuses, Excuses

695

Concentrating On COVID: Regression of Retained Progress

696

Adulting: Change of Support

697

VLOG #121: COVID Regression

698

VLOG #120: Autism and Weather

699

Disasters Bring Out the Best

700

Wellness Wednesday: Regulate If Necessary, To Take Care Of YOU!

701

Concentrating On COVID: Change It Up!

702

Adulting: Task Management

703

How to set Healty Boundaries

704

Wellness Wednesday: Keep Trying

705

Concentrating On COVID: Exhaustive Fears

706

Adulting: Self-Determination

707

Can We Really Be a Friend?

708

Wellness Wednesday: Introception

709

Concentrating On COVID: More Division

710

Adulting: What is a Friend To You?

711

Making Sure We Can Have the Same Opportunities as Everyone Else in a Safe Manner

712

Wellness Wednesday: A Succssful Comeback

713

Concentrating On Covid: Why Disabled People worry about COVID

714

Adulting: Individuality

715

Adaptability to Flexibility

716

Wellness Wednesday: Taking Care of IT

717

Concentrating On COVID: A Fearful Return

718

Adulting: Breaking Points

719

You Are Worth It!

720

Wellness Wednesday: No Health Without Mental Health

721

Concentrating On COVID: Yes, We Still Have To Worry

722

Adutling: How Important is Time

723

A Parent’s Love is Never-Ending

724

Wellness Wednesday: The Need to Be Active

725

#HireAutisticAdults: Keep Us Engaged

726

Adulting: Maintaining Order

727

Decisions, Decisions

728

Wellness Wednesday: Temptation Distraction

729

#HireAutisticAdults: Wanting to Work

730

Adulting: Positivity

731

Wellness Wednesday: The Motivation Point

732

#HireAutisticAdults: Working Is Beneficial

733

Adulting: It’s OK To Try New Things

734

It’s OK in Your Space

735

Wellness Wednesday: Don’t Criticize the Small Strides

736

Concentrating On COVID: A Slow Return

737

Adulting: Grow Up and Do It Yourself

738

Knowing Your Limits

739

Wellness Wednesday: One Last Time, Hopefully It’s for Real

740

Concentrating On COVID: Normalcy and Bondaries

741

Adulting: Brewing Thoguhts, Irrational Fear, and Anger

742

Autistic Pride and Acceptance!

743

Wellness Wednesday: Work is Paying Off

744

Concentrating On COVID: Normal is on the Way

745

Adulting: The Challenges That Stem from the Necessity of Shopping

746

Showing You Care

747

Wellness Wednesday: Almost Close

748

Concentrating On COVID: A Different Normal?

749

Adulting: Autonomy

750

Misunderstood Norms

751

Wellness Wednesday: Walking is Positive:

752

Concentrating on COVID: A Happier Time

753

Adulting: Boundaries

754

Happiness is…

755

Wellness Wednesday: Progress Shows

756

Concentrating on COVID: Maskng Wildcard

757

Adulting: Disability as an Excuse

758

A Reflection of Being Better

759

Wellness Wednesday: It Gets Better

760

Concentrating On COVID: Free At Last (Not Totally)

761

Adulting: Inclusion and Fairness

762

Autism and Social Vulnerability

763

Wellness Wednesday: The Extra Push

764

Concentrating on COVID: Challenges and True Allies

765

Adulting: Problem Solving

766

Not Focusing On The Negative

767

Wellness Wednesday: Keep The Balll Rolling

768

Concentrating on COVID: Increased Capacities, Increased Anxieties

769

Adulting: Magnified Fear

770

There was a time I thought I would be in a Group Home for Life

771

Wellness Wednesday: Connections

772

Concentrating On COVID: Am I Safe to Return?

773

Adulting: Time For You

774

Tone it Down!

775

Wellness Wednesday: Keeping Encouraged

776

Concentrating On COVID: The Fabric of Our Lives

777

Adulting: Grooming

778

Anger in Autistic Adults

779

Wellness Wednesday: Keep the Fires Burning

780

Concentrating On COVID: Too Soon to Let Our Guard Down

781

Adulting: Boredom, Loneliness and Isolation

782

Concentrating On COVID: Setting Priorities to Return to the Community

783

Wellness Wednesday: Small Goals Matter

784

Putting It In Perspective

785

Adulting: Independence and Supports

786

Today Begins Autism Acceptance Month

787

Wellness Wednesday: When It’s So Hard to Give Up, but you know that You Can’t

788

Concentrating On COVID: A Lesson In Resiliency

789

Adulting: Disappointment

790

Building Confidence

791

Wellness Wednesday: Stepping Safe Back into the Community

792

Concentrating On COVID: Intertia to Activate

793

Adulting: Someone Else’s Journey is Not Yours

794

Mental Health and Friends

795

Wellness Wednesday: We Must Continue to Take Care of Ourselves

796

Concentrating On COVID: One Year…

797

Adulting: We Don’t See It

798

Concentrating On COVID: The First Dose, Judgement Free

799

Gainfully Employed 11 Years – and I didn’t even wan t to work

800

To go off the past is tempting, but I am reminded of how it makes me

801

Adulting: Self-Regulation

802

Progress is Progress

803

Wellness Wednesday: “Progress is Progress”

804

Concentrating On COVID: Pros and Cons

805

Adulting: Motivation to Adult and Care About Others

806

Wellness Wednesday: Spring on The Horizon

807

Concentrating On COVID: The Vaccine

808

Adulting: True Independence

809

Without Creature Comforts

810

Wellness Wednesday: Flipping the Coin

811

Concentrating On COVID: Advances

812

Adulting: Growing and Experiencing Food Opportunities

813

How Imagine Dragons’ “Dancing In the Dark” got me through the COVID-19 Lockdown

814

Not Because I Want To, But Because I Have To

815

Wellness Wednesday: Sleep is necessary to Autistic Wellbeing

816

Concentrating On COVID: It’s Effecting Everyone

817

Adulting: Handling Autistic Shutdown

818

The Powerful Mom

819

Wellness Wednesday: The Winter Blues

820

Concentrating On COVID: Zoomed Out

821

Adulting: Having Trust

822

We Just Want to Fit In

823

Wellness Wednesday: Accepting Our Coping Mechanisms

824

Concentrating On COVID: When Things Don’t Work

825

Adulting: The Assumable

826

Adhering to Abrupt Changes in Routine

827

Wellness Wednesday: COVID Fatigue

828

Concentrating On COVID: Motivation to Do the Expected

829

Adulting: Sensory Overload

830

When Things Just Don’t Work

831

Wellness Wednesday: When You Want to Cry but Can’t

832

Concentrating on COVID: The Imperialization of Music to Cope

833

Adulting: Value, Self-Worth and Non-Conformity

834

Why do we as Autistics do the things we do?

835

Wellness Wednesday: Gratitude, Goals and Addiction

836

Concentrating On COVID: Not Giving Up On Our Dreams

837

Adulting: Accepting Criticism