Johnny Profane Âû

Recent Artwork, March 2023

Hi-res versions, suitable for screensavers, TV art, or posters up to 30″ available free to all monthly supporters. Signed, if you like. Drop me a line…More

Authentic Autistic Life: 4 Short Stories Fearless, Joyful & Chaotic

Season 3’s mission? To boldly explore living authentically autistic… out loud. Carving out a safe space to be our true autistic selves… a big part of that quest.More

This Week In Autism, Exclusive Supporter Newsletter, 02/28/23

This Weekk in Autism, Newsletter, 02/28/23: Research, Violence against Autists, Missing Autists.

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My Adult Autistic Super Powers? Vanish like Schrödinger’s Weird Cat

What’s autistic variable ability feel like? My skills, energy, focus, interest…? They materialize & vanish at whim… like ghosts.

Yanking my autistic life up, down & sideways. A crazed puppetmaster jerking my strings. How’s THAT feel? Read on, my friend…More

Playing Music 2/21 Bloomington, In

How does an #ActuallyAutistic 70-yo play guitar? If you’re near #Bloomington In TMW night, I’ll try to show y’uns… If I remember. We haven’t played out in some years… Kimmie & I hitting Blockhouse Bar sometime around 7pm… Mebbe Livestream a bit.More

Rediscovering Autistic Joy: My 4 Easy, Shameless Ways as an Autistic Adult

I’m an Autistic Elder. 70. Wanna know how I rediscovered my Autistic Joy?

4 most powerful things I’ve ever done… to better my autistic life.More

Promising Me Beautiful Lies: How Hollywood Failed My Autism

Hollywood sells flattering lies. Unrealistic fantasies of wealth, power, breaking taboos…

Nothing that screens ever showed me prepared me for an #autistic life…More

How To Be Strong, Fearless & Actually Autistic… Online

Remember being a kid? Pressured to make friends… with everybody?

We. Don’t. Have. To Do. That… Not anymore.More

We Need an Autistic Education… Based on Autistic Natures

"T'aint Teaching, If They T'aint Larning." Original digital illustration. Elderly professor stands centered in front of blackboard covered with math symblols. He wears thin-rimmed glasses, beard, sports coat & tie. He's started by a thrown paper airplane heads for him from upper left corner. In dark tones.

I used to think I grew up in the Autistic Dark Ages. When they used precision instruments of torture. Ya know, to get medieval on your autistic ass.

But I’m not so sure anymore. Seems neurodivergent kids go through worse today.More

Promising Me Beautiful Lies: How Hollywood Failed My Autism

"Beautiful Lies," an original digital illustration. In the foreground Humphrey Bogart kisses Vivien Leigh. After a famous scene in "Gone with the Wind." Fleming, V., Cukor, G., & Wood, S. 1939, MGM.

Nothing that ANY screen ever showed me… not effing “reality” TV… prepared me for life. As an autistic.More

Season 3: Love, Politics & Faking Normal: 3 New Autistic Myths

Season 3! FINALLY here! A black & white photo of Johnny Profane Âû. In the center, he wears black headphones and a black & white plaid shirt. The words "AutisticAF Out Loud" & "Host" hang at left.

Declaring Season 3‼️ Things are gonna be different around here… from now on.

I’ve got 3 stories for ya… “Living Unmasked Is a Political Act Autism,” “Love & My Friend Billy: A New Epic Myth,” “Faking Normal… Writing, Masking, Autism & Me.”

So, let’s rock n roll…More