Author: Johnny Profane Âû
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Exciting Changes Coming to AutisticAF Out Loud!
Welcome new subscribers! Exciting news for all! Friend, Over the next month, I will be migrating AutisticAF.me to its new home on subStack. You have been following us for some time. So it’s important to me that you continue receiving all our free autistic & neurodivergent information. So I am setting you up with a…
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Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Is a Junk Diagnosis
Is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) a ‘junk’ diagnosis? Explore the controversy. Why do leading manuals dismiss PDA? Understand the real impact on autistic children’s natural behaviors. Dive into the discussion! Because every child deserves to be understood, not labeled. #Neurodiversity #PDA #AutismAwareness [Read More]
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Autistic Art: What’s It Mean to THIS Neurodivergent?
What does Neurodivergent Culture mean to this autistic? “Being seen, heard, felt. As I am, without masks.” Explore raw, unfiltered neurodivergent art challenging narratives. Discover “Cyber-Dada,” blending Dadaism & 21st-century tools. Learn how engaging with authentic voices enriches understanding. #AutisticArtistry #Autism #ADHD #NeurodiverseCreativity [Read More]
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Top 7 Reasons Numbered Lists Absolutely Do NOT Help This Actually Autistic
Neurodivergent people possess unique strengths. Sometimes overshadowed by what others may see as challenges. This personal narrative demonstrates how embracing diversity can unlock neurodivergent potential at home, in schools, at work. Learn from an autistic individual’s perspective on turning challenges into strengths. #InclusionInAction [Read More].
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I’m Autistic… Absolutely Drowning in AI? You Can Help Find a Life Raft
Damn. Aren’t YOU fed up with AI & junk info? I have an idea… maybe. How to teach AI to VALUE human expertise… Together… Imagine there’s no domination, no need for competition. It’s easy if you try. And if, perhaps? You’re Neurodivergent.
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READ: The Autistic Joy of a Sensory Friendly Home
I had a small part in a cool project. Thought I’d share with folks I know would be interested in how to create a sensory-friendly home for neurodivergent folks. I did color commentary. Shannon Des Roches Rosa of Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism did all the heavy lifting. What a mind. If non-autistic people start to…
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Podcast: Actually Autistic? Whatever Doesn’t Kill Your Unique Neurodivergent Ass…, s4e3
Neurodivergent? Let’s challenge societal myths of poverty, trauma, disability. Maybe explore the difference between strength & misery. And why “Toxic Positivity” just doesn’t help. BUT, embracing *real* autistic experience… just might.
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Autism? It’s a State of Being. NOT an Identity Group
Neurodiversity Unveiled. It’s a state of being. This episode cracks open the truth. We dive deep… beyond labels. Into the heart of authenticity. Your journey. Your truth. Let’s explore them together…
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Autistic, in my 70s. I used to DREAD April Autism “Awareness” Month…
Awareness leads to Acceptance leads to Appreciation. Let’s take a look at April Autism Awareness Month… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j4jHPrOO3w World Autism Awareness Day — Save the Date, Celebrate Neurodivergents! I gotta thank the UN for their lead role in changing how we look at autistic people. Here’s why…
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Slouching Toward Joy: My Best 6 Phases To An Actually Autistic Relief
In my 70s, I face the reality of my autism. It’s a raw journey. No miracles. No hacks. But daily, gritty acceptance. And moments of radiant joy in the authentic self.
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Recent Artwork, Fall 2023, Pt 1
An update on my artistic portfolio, focusing on raw, unfiltered #ActuallyAutistic experiences with brand new illustrations. “In the Back Row”, “In My Own Time”, “Banging Heads”, “Einstein: Autistic Prophet of Dark Time”, and “Autistic Leopard Enters the Secret Club” use visual metaphors to represent the autistic experience, cognition & individual identity.
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Johnny Recommends…
I’ve written a ton of articles on #Medium in the last 4 years. So lotta folks don’t know WHERE to begin. Here are a few hints… Stories Everybody’s Reading, My Personal Faves, Art, Poetry, about me… more.….
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Autism: ChatGPT & Me Talk a New, Powerful Alien Perspective
Dear ChatGPT: Imagine you’re an Alien scientist. Visiting from another planet to study human autism. You see a startling pattern. Human medicine, education, politics… ALL make ONE fatal flaw…
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A Holiday Request… and some LONG Overdue Shoutouts
I provide all my autism info for free. But I depend on the generosity of folks like you to make it happen.
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Actually Autistic? Whatever Doesn’t Kill Your Unique Neurodivergent Ass…
This is a raw, unfiltered truth. Many of us who are autistic… live it. But we don’t talk about it.. much. At least not out loud…
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Got 4 Minutes? I need a quick sound… and reality… check
Hey, anybody got 4 minutes? I’m testing some new voices and sounds on my podcast. Much of it AI generated from my cloned voice. I could sure use honest feedback. ChatGPT has got me smoking my own stash… Encouragement from an AI is a two-edged sword. Please leave any thoughts or input on the voices…
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Further Conversations with Theo: Pt. 3, MORE Autistic Joy in School?
Part 3 of Autistic Joy in Education. Theo & me talk autistic orgasmic learning. Cuz someone’s gotta…
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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…
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Poll: Listener Input NEEDED on Podcast Auditory Processing Quality
TL;DR I ask for a few minutes of your time… To listen to podcast audio samples, and… Give me your opinion in a poll. Mebbe a comment. A. With music & effects
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Homeless & Autistic? Pt 2: Watch Amazing Theo School Me in Actually Autistic Joy
Theo and I still sit in the Shalom Homeless center. We still got stuff to chew over about school. And we aren’t talking about bliss in school. 40 years later… in the homeless shelter. Part 2 of 4… Season 3, Episode 6. Press to play, clck on three dots to download.
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