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@johnnyprofane1.bsky.social

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One Voice. Raw. Real. Fiercely Neurodivergent. Since 1953. Podcast, YouTube, Newsletter. Find Me on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/johnnyprofane1

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Dec 2

Reposting again for all my new #ActuallyAutistic followers from X...

I predict you're gonna like it here.

I'll leave the light on for ya.

Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Nov 21

Just getting started here with my #ActuallyAutistic audience...

I hit a nerve with this.

Now, it mighta been the funny bone...

Or it might be that monster nerve that goes up your spine and into your head and you light up like a Christmas Tree with inspiration.

you tell me.

#ActuallyAutistic

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 5d

The wrong politics? The wrong color? The wrong NEUROTYPE?

This is a bad time to be different.

#ActuallyAutistic

youtu.be/Ly2N-stBBU4?...

I saw... "Trump Disbands Congress." The Autistic Implications

YouTube video by #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast

youtu.be

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 5d

The wrong politics? The wrong color? The wrong NEUROTYPE?

This is a bad time to be different.

#ActuallyAutistic

youtu.be/Ly2N-stBBU4?...

I saw... "Trump Disbands Congress." The Autistic Implications

YouTube video by #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast

youtu.be

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 6d

Get as many hostages back as possible right now... to save Netanyahu's ass.

Claim a crisis... to provide Gazan civil war.

Claim saviorhood & send in troops... to justify continued extermination.

That's my fear. Not prediction. But my deep fear.

your thoughts?

www.perplexity.ai/search/get-a...

Perplexity

Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.

www.perplexity.ai

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 7d

Honestly, I hope for the best.

Fighting the fear.

Stay safe. Stay weird. Stay fierce.

#NoKingsInAmerica #Neurodivergent #ActuallAutistic

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 7d

About 400 or 500 in two different sites in Bedford, Indiana.

About 13,000 population.

Not bad.

#NoKings

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 7d

About 400 or 500 in two different sites in Bedford, Indiana.

About 13,000 population.

Not bad.

#NoKings

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not the eldest #AutisticElder on the planet ...

Yet.

But I'm working on it.

Love.

Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 7d

Honestly, I hope for the best.

Fighting the fear.

Stay safe. Stay weird. Stay fierce.

#NoKingsInAmerica #Neurodivergent #ActuallAutistic

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you so much!

You help so much.

I'm struggling creating, promoting, raising money, and just talking to people

To many hats to function for this old autist.

Lol

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CL (says protect trans kids and adults) @clc1905.bsky.social · 9d

@johnnyprofane1.bsky.social's work always makes me sit up and take notice.
This is crucial stuff. Please give him a listen and a share, if you are of a mind to.
It's important.

youtu.be/gJPo0jx0gbA?...

LIVE: Urgent Trigger Warnings, Plus RFKjr & Autism…

YouTube video by #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast

youtu.be

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 23

I'm 72.

And autistic as fuck.

Born 1953. Autistic day 1.

And I'm not even close to alone. Not even the oldest...

But working on it.

#ActuallyAutistic

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 22

RFK Jr: I've never seen a case of full-blown autism in a 70-year-old man. You're only seeing it in the kids. It's an epidemic.

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 25

Caption anyone?

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 24

I'll give you some insight into my autism of 72 years...

I waited to like your post til today because after 7 decades living with humans?

I can't tell when i'm being mocked.

My bad, my friend. I hope you understand?

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · Sep 23

I am begging people to please seek out Autistic voices if you want to learn about autism. You will find that rather than wanting our lives to be prevented or cured, we want appropriate supports for ALL Autistic people (including those with intellectual disability and other co-occurring conditions).

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Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · Sep 23

I'm 67 and autistic. They're talking garbage. Don't believe it.

Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 23

I'm 72.

And autistic as fuck.

Born 1953. Autistic day 1.

And I'm not even close to alone. Not even the oldest...

But working on it.

#ActuallyAutistic

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 22

RFK Jr: I've never seen a case of full-blown autism in a 70-year-old man. You're only seeing it in the kids. It's an epidemic.

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 23

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 23

@seckennedy.govpeeps.us

I'm 72. Not part of any epidemic...

Just #ActuallyAutistic... since 1953.

Long before my first Tylenol. Or my mom's, for that matter.

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Dec 2

Reposting again for all my new #ActuallyAutistic followers from X...

I predict you're gonna like it here.

I'll leave the light on for ya.

Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Nov 21

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 23

Good catch. Thank you. Reposted... with maximum snark.

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CL (says protect trans kids and adults) @clc1905.bsky.social · Sep 22

@johnnyprofane1.bsky.social, shall you and I and your readers/listeners who're part of this demographic go school these clueless pieces of work?!?
We exist. We're just radically under diagnosed, whether it be formally tested or self diagnosis.

We exist & we're not broken, or a problem to be solved!

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 23

I'm 72.

And autistic as fuck.

Born 1953. Autistic day 1.

And I'm not even close to alone. Not even the oldest...

But working on it.

#ActuallyAutistic

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 22

RFK Jr: I've never seen a case of full-blown autism in a 70-year-old man. You're only seeing it in the kids. It's an epidemic.

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 20

🧵
Full reading → youtu.be/ySaIA24ZBZs

Free PDF for all subscribers (limited) → johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/subscribe

Paid subscriber print perk → johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/subscribe

Amazon full edition→ www.amazon.com/every-clock-...

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Live Autistic Truth: "sneaking my mother's creepy g-d on high"

YouTube video by #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast

youtu.be

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 20

🧵
“There… there. that smudge in the sky.”

UFO Cult. Chooses Suicide. Thirty‑nine bodies in matching Nikes.

A short from a live reading—faith, grief, and what families do with impossible signs.

What do you think they saw in the sky?

#Autism #AutisticAdult #SpokenWord

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CL (says protect trans kids and adults) @clc1905.bsky.social · Aug 25

You bet!
I've got your new video of the spoken word piece all cued up in my watch later folder on YouTube so I can watch it tonight when I get home from work and can give it my full attention.
I know it'll be amazing!

For those who missed it:
youtu.be/EdX5evRMtHA?...

Live Spoken Word, "every clock is a handgun"

YouTube video by #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast

youtu.be

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · Sep 2

Autism Poetry written by Autistic authors. Published August 2025.

Yellow Flower Gills Me Whole: Poems by Sid Ghosh

Best Cat In Show by @sageevergreenpoet.bsky.social

every clock is a handgun pointed at my head: songs of autistic innocence… and experience by @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social

Graphic with text Autism Poetry by Autistic Authors. Published August 2025.
Displays the book covers for:

- Yellow Flower Gills Me Whole: Poems by Sid Ghosh
- Best Cat In Show by Sage Evergreen
- every clock is a handgun pointed at my head: songs of autistic innocence… and experience by Johnny Profane Âû

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 19

Someone wrote: "I'm not sure if I've been a fly on the wall listening to your family, or if you've been the fly at mine."

Winter 1997. Me, drunk at family dinner, done masking to be normal.

Autistic truth-telling.

#ActuallyAutistic #SpokenWord #WritingCommunity

open.substack.com/pub/johnnypr...

Live Autistic Truth: "sneaking my mother's creepy g-d on high"

Strong language about family, religion, control. From an autistic elder... badass.

open.substack.com

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