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Autism, Neurodiversity, 3 Poems, 3 Rando Manifestos...

The Voice is back...

New podcast, Season 5, Episode 4, #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast. Pretty much all platforms.

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Psychology #MentalHealth

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https://open.substack.com/pub/johnnyprofaneknapp/p/autism-neurodiversity-3-poems-3-rando?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=lprp3

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd @neurodiversity

Hey, I’m launching a poster series, “Ignite Neurodiversity.”

Cuz that’s what we MUST do.

Set our authentic #Neurodivergent selves… on fire.

In our living rooms, offices, board rooms, school rooms…

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD

https://autisticaf-out-loud-pod.printify.me/products

"Just Be Real #ActuallyAutistic"

Inspire your kids. Inspire your co-workers. Inspire a new generation of students.

Raw street art & advocacy. Don't fix us. Spark our strengths...

These posters balance quality & price. To spread our message.

"Think Free - #Neurodiversity"

See it in your family room. Staff room. Study hall...

"THINK FREE" encourages embracing our unique thought patterns. Our unique worth.

A call for acceptance & understanding. In everyday life... Live OUTSIDE the box.

https://autisticaf-out-loud-pod.printify.me/product/12171181/think-free-neurodiversity-6-sizes

"Einstein: Autistic Prophet of Dark Time"

Celebrate an autistic hero. Greet guests, uplift your cubicle wall, inspire study hall...

The style blends both familiar & otherworldly. Just like Einstein, who challenged our reality.

Undiagnosed, many neurodivergents claim Einstein as our own...

"Just Be Real - Color-Morphing Coffee Mug"

11 oz of fun...

I don't know about #AutisticAF YOU... but I need a little boost switching from sleep to activity. Just to be real...

Just like me, this color-morphing cup fades as the coffee gets lower...

Belongs on every desk corner. Great gift.

Other Artwork - at Cost

These last two aren't really about #neurodiversity. Just my way of giving something back as an autistic artist...

"Kamala Harris - Freedom"

I offer "Kamala Harris - Freedom Poster" at cost. I make no money.

Cuz no one should have to pay extra... to be free.

Communicate freedom in your home, office, or front lawn.

"Tim Walz - Joy"

I offer Tim Walz - Joy Poster at cost. I make no money.

Cuz no one should have to pay extra... to preach joy.

Communicate joy in your home, office, or front lawn.

Hey, if you've stuck with me so far...

I have a personal note I need to share...

I'm in a bind. Indiana just pruned disability rolls. Unfair! My benefits slashed by 40% - $355/mo, overnight.

But I NEED to keep sharing #Autistic info, and frankly, #AutisticJoy. It’s what I do.

And I NEED to keep providing it FREE. It’s what I am. So many of us neurodivergents simply don’t have cash.

But if you can help my work, here are three ways:

1. You could buy a poster from this thread. You get something fun for your home, office or school. I earn money to support my work.

2. a paid subStack subscriber. I offer all my articles for free, but some folks subscribe for $5/month to support my work. https://johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/

3. Drop me off a one-time tip of any size if I've moved you from time to time. https://ko-fi.com/autisticaf

I’ve got more "Ignite Neurodiversity" posters coming at ya. Consider following me to get their release announcements:

* "Trust Your Joy. #AutisticJoy"
* Do You. No Apologies. #Neurodiversity"
* Just Ask. #ActuallyAutistic."

If you can, help me spread the message... anyway you can.

And my lack of Corporate Sex Education? Confused the Hell out of #AutisticAF dot me. Well into my 50s.

I entered the workforce with this "boy genius" vision of myself in my head.

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Neurodiversity #AutisticAdults

Please?

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #Neurodivergent... #BlahBlahBlah

Thanks for reading #AutisticAF Out Loud. Feel free to share it. Help all neurodivergent voices break through the majority algorithm!

I hope you've found this thread helpful.

Follow me @johnnyprofane1 for more.

Like/Repost the quote below if you can. It really helps neurodivergent voices to break through the typical algorithm:

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Thank you for reading #AutisticAF Out Loud. Sharing neurodivergent posts is the biggest thing you can do to defeat all algorithms... and get us heard!

Exclusive for paid #subStack subscribers (paywall):

BackStory: #Autistic PDA: JUNK Diagnosis?

Explore PDA's controversial diagnosis in #AutisticAF's 'Ranting While Autistic' podcast.

Join us! Spontaneous, unmasking #Autistic Joy. Subscribe now!
#ActuallyAutistic

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistics @actuallyaudhd

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnnyprofaneknapp/p/backstory-autistic-pda-junk-diagnosis?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=lprp3

Exciting Changes Coming to #AutisticAF Out Loud!

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD

Exciting news!

@johnnyprofane1

@actuallyautistic

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnnyprofaneknapp/p/exciting-changes-coming-to-autisticaf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=lprp3

@johnnyprofane1 @actuallyautistic

“How can I stay humble?”
“How can I better humanity?”
“How I’m supposed to pay for NetFlix and Hulu…?”

#AutisticAF #ActuallyAutistic

#AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast now on YouTube...

🚨All audio episodes. All transcribed. All queued up for playlist...

Free.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodvergent #Neurospicy #Autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #AutismAppreciation

@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhy_zZeCGQ&list=PL_812RrZO_QWKM-3hiu-P40FBCYFcfZpY

#AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast now on YouTube...

🚨All audio episodes. All transcribed. All queued up for playlist...

Free.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodvergent #Neurospicy #Autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #AutismAppreciation

@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhy_zZeCGQ&list=PL_812RrZO_QWKM-3hiu-P40FBCYFcfZpY

#AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast now on YouTube...

🚨All audio episodes. All transcribed. All queued up for playlist...

Free.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodvergent #Neurospicy #Autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #AutismAppreciation

@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhy_zZeCGQ&list=PL_812RrZO_QWKM-3hiu-P40FBCYFcfZpY

#AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast now on YouTube...

🚨All audio episodes. All transcribed. All queued up for playlist...

Free.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodvergent #Neurospicy #Autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #AutismAppreciation

@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhy_zZeCGQ&list=PL_812RrZO_QWKM-3hiu-P40FBCYFcfZpY

#AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast now on YouTube...

🚨All audio episodes. All transcribed. All queued up for playlist...

Free.

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodvergent #Neurospicy #Autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #AutismAppreciation

@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhy_zZeCGQ&list=PL_812RrZO_QWKM-3hiu-P40FBCYFcfZpY

"Slouching Toward Joy: My Best 6 Phases To an Actually Autistic Relief"

I've completely rewritten this blog post as a new podcast... in light of... the last difficult year.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autisticaf/episodes/Slouching-Toward-Joy-My-Best-6-Phases-To-An-Actually-Autistic-Relief-e2fetta#_=_

#ActuallyAutistic

In my 70s, I face the reality of my autism. It's a raw journey. No miracles. No hacks. Just daily, gritty acceptance. And moments of radiant joy in the authentic self.

What time I have, I want to share with you.

So Season 4 of #AutisticAF Out Loud, Epi 1.

Maybe I missed working in the traces. But I think this might be my best. So far. Like to hear what you think.

Transcript should be up shortly. Available wherever you download podcasts.

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd

Some of you may know, I've been ill over the last year.

I've had a lot on my mind. Not the least of which is my journey through the landscape of autism.

In my 70s, I face the reality of my autism. It's a raw journey. No miracles. No hacks. Just daily, gritty acceptance. And moments of radiant joy in the authentic self.

What time I have, I want to share with you.

So Season 4 of #AutisticAF Out Loud.

Pop quiz: Got a chance to do a book... might do it self-pubbed, might not. Collection of essays with illustrations.

Any title resonate for you?

1. "Living Autistic Joy Is the Best Revenge"

2. "Autistic Unfiltered: Raw, Real, and Radiant"

3. "Joyfully Autistic: Defying Norms, Embracing Self"

4. "Autistic Joy Out Loud: Defying Norms, Embracing Self"

Drop me a comment, I could use the input. I write for adult autistics & ADHDers, folks exploring if the ARE autistic, as well as parents, educators, employers, and co-workers who want to be allies.

Be great if you mentioned if you mentioned why you might be interested.

I can't resist mentioning I'm in my 70s in the title. But ChatGPT says that's a no-no...

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd
@actuallyautistics

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdults #ADHD #AuDHD #AutisticAF

Artwork coming at ya... Article and podcast soon behind...

"Every Clock a Handgun Pointed at My #Autistic Head"

Coming this week on:

Blog: https://autisticaf.me
#Medium: https://medium.com/@johnnyprofane1
#subStack: https://substack.com/@johnnyprofane1
Mastodon: https://neurodifferent.me/@johnnyprofane1

My autistic artwork, podcast, and writing are free... supported by readers like you. Please tip my work at https://ko-fi.com/autisticaf.

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd
@actuallyautistics
@actuallyaudhd

#AutisticAF #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Neurospicy

Lots of links to resources for Autistics and our allies.

https://www.autismchrysalis.com/links/

I recently updated this with a couple dozen new links. Maybe there's something you've been looking for?

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #Neurospicy #AutisticAF

The Night this Autistic Adult Broke Free: An #AutisticAF Halloween Tale 🎃

I was home. Freaks, geeks, punks & junkies. Turns out the jocks were right back in jr. high. I was weird. And these were my peeps. AND I was fucking tired of dreaming it…

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistics
@actuallyaudhd http://autisticaf.me/2023/11/03/the-night-this-autistic-adult-broke-free-an-autisticaf-halloween-tale-%f0%9f%8e%83/

"I was home. Freaks, geeks, punks & junkies. Turns out the jocks were right back in jr. high. I was weird. And these were my peeps. AND I was fucking tired of dreaming it…

"The night I stopped being a meditation teacher.
The night I made the first crack in my autistic mask.
The night… I took the first step… of a 38-year journey…
To grow up.
And become fully #autisticaf dot me..."

https://autisticaf.me/2023/11/03/the-night-this-autistic-adult-broke-free-an-autisticaf-halloween-tale-%f0%9f%8e%83/

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistics @actuallyaudhd

#Medium readers!

"Night this Autistic Adult Broke Free: An #AutisticAF Halloween Tale"

Proud to be published in Artfully Autistic.

I was home. And these were my peeps…

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdult #Neurodivergent

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

🎃 https://link.medium.com/xPuRuUSLoEb

Happy Neurodivergent Halloween! Go do #autisticaf dot you.

So that was the night I stopped being a meditation teacher.
The night I made the first crack in my autistic mask.
The night... I took the first step... of a 38-year journey...
To grow up and become fully #autisticaf dot me.

👉 Oh, yeah. The second feature...

Happy Neurodivergent Halloween! Go do #autisticaf dot you.

So that was the night I stopped being a meditation teacher.
The night I made the first crack in my autistic mask.
The night... I took the first step... of a 38-year journey...
To grow up and become fully #autisticaf dot me.

👉 Oh, yeah. The second feature...

👉😱👈Sometimes I just feel like typical society chokes the life out of #AutisticAF me. How about you?

"If You Meet a Saint Along the Road," limited & open prints. Find the hidden details...

Click for my gallery on Saatchi Art:
👉https://saatchiart.com/autisticaf

#ActuallyAutistic 1/

"Ghosting My Self" With a bit of time distortion...it's a selfie.

But No One's behind the camera.

For upcoming #AutisticAF podcast/video, "Being Not There: Strange Ghosting My Badass Autistic Self"

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticAdults #AutismAcceptanceMonth

@johnnyprofane1 I echo the moderator’s comment about sharing our lived experiences. You’re not just a gateway drug. Your experience and your expression touch people. Raise awareness. These are important all by themselves, in addition to where that newfound awareness leads people.

@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

"My Remarks for UN World Autism Awareness Day"

Now for #Medium readers...

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAdults #Autism #ADHD #AutisticArtist #AutisticAF #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
https://link.medium.com/76d8Fo2oEyb

“Does Being Black Come Before Being Autistic?”

I can’t speak to that, of course, it does make one wonder. What am I first? Gay? Parent? Autistic? Geek? Kinky? Smartass? Other identities or interests?

Personally, I think these layers all affect my identity and experience simultaneously. Sometimes I may inhabit one more than the others, but eventually I can’t isolate them.

#ActuallyAutistic #ParentingWhileAutistic #LGBTQ #AutisticAF @actuallyautistic

https://pca.st/episode/8a79cdc4-5c45-4e0e-8557-9b2f72d6e4aa

@thequirkybraincoach Interesting. I’ve been maintaining stable memory and organization of things outside my head for decades but didn’t know it had a name. When I describe what I’m inspired to write, especially for documentation, I refer to “getting it out of my head,” where it is prone to loss/misplacement and just adds noise to a noisy place. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF #SecondBrain

TFW you realise that the reason why you feel overwhelmed by your employer wanting you to "develop" by going outside of your comfort zone is that you are out of your comfort zone 100% of the time already.

#ActuallyAutistc #ActuallyAutisticAtWork #AutisticAF

Been seeking community and connection. I’m emerging from a dark period of the last few months, triggered by setbacks for my son at school. We’re on an upswing and better path now. I hope that it isn’t disrupted. I need it not to be. I’m learning that I need to #unmask more with school staff and clearly communicate the harm this BS causes. It’s too easy for them to gloss over and ignore. I simply won’t weather it any more. #ActuallyAutistic #ParentingWhileAutistic #AutisticAF #AutisticParenting

@actuallyautistic Well I got a reply from school today. Director reports that staff have met, and will be taking better care to better contextualize and avoid #pathologizing my son’s behavior. Promise made. Promise kept? Time will tell.

His 1:1 started yesterday. Observing for low but will probably start working with him next week. 🤞🤞🙏

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF #ParentingWhileAutistic #AutisticParenting

For those of you interested, this is the letter I sent to son’s school about how their #communication belies their actions and triggers major #anxiety, with names obscured. @actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF #ABA #PBT #ParentingWhileAutistic #AutisticBurnout #AutisticParenting #unmasking #SelfAdvocate

@joshsusser I don’t know if #AutisticBurnout is the same for everyone. For me, I associate it with #emotional and #mental #numbness. Simple things become difficult. I’m in a fog. I just want to curl up in bed, in the dark, and … zone out.

And when pressed into this state, I will quite literally declare to inquisitors to stop, go away, the doctor is out. I can push to be able to get basic parenting and work tasks done but it delays recovery. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF @actuallyautistic

@joshsusser I don’t know if #AutisticBurnout is the same for everyone. For me, I associate it with #emotional and #mental #numbness. Simple things become difficult. I’m in a fog. I just want to curl up in bed, in the dark, and … zone out.

And when pressed into this state, I will quite literally declare to inquisitors to stop, go away, the doctor is out. I can push to be able to get basic parenting and work tasks done but it delays recovery. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF @actuallyautistic

@joshsusser I don’t know if #AutisticBurnout is the same for everyone. For me, I associate it with #emotional and #mental #numbness. Simple things become difficult. I’m in a fog. I just want to curl up in bed, in the dark, and … zone out.

And when pressed into this state, I will quite literally declare to inquisitors to stop, go away, the doctor is out. I can push to be able to get basic parenting and work tasks done but it delays recovery. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF @actuallyautistic

@joshsusser I don’t know if #AutisticBurnout is the same for everyone. For me, I associate it with #emotional and #mental #numbness. Simple things become difficult. I’m in a fog. I just want to curl up in bed, in the dark, and … zone out.

And when pressed into this state, I will quite literally declare to inquisitors to stop, go away, the doctor is out. I can push to be able to get basic parenting and work tasks done but it delays recovery. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF @actuallyautistic

@danseurignoble I’m sorry, but I refuse that #allistic #delay label. Compared to who? Ugh. Yes we #neurodivergent folks do things differently but that never diminishes us. That’s accomplished by allistics that insist the world in theirs and only their perspective matters. #BULLSHIT! #ActuallyAustistic #AutisticAF

You adult at whatever pace is relevant to and healthy for you. ❤️

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic But of course how could we be accepted when all people seem to generally care about is whether we comply with expectations and norms of behavior? There’s more going on underneath, folks, and much of it is how we are #disabled by #allistics. #surprise #ActuallyAustistic #AutisticAF

@actuallyautistic A story someone shared with me this morning. I couldn’t get past the @NYTimes paywall, so if someone has another source of the full sorry please share it! https://districtadministration.com/how-educators-secretly-remove-students-with-disabilities-from-school/ #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF #ParentingWhileAutistic #AutisticParenting #SPED #SpecialEducation

@actuallyautistic A story someone shared with me this morning. I couldn’t get past the @NYTimes paywall, so if someone has another source of the full sorry please share it! https://districtadministration.com/how-educators-secretly-remove-students-with-disabilities-from-school/ #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAF #ParentingWhileAutistic #AutisticParenting #SPED #SpecialEducation