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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 18d

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 · 18d

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 · 16d

Caption anyone?

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 16d

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 · 17d

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 · 17d

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

Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 18d

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 · 18d

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 · 18d

You have no idea what you are talking about.

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · 18d

@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

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 · 18d

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

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CL (says protect trans kids and adults) @clc1905.bsky.social · 18d

@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 · 18d

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 · 18d

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 · 20d

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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 · 20d

🧵
“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 · 21d

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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CL (says protect trans kids and adults) @clc1905.bsky.social · Aug 31

youtu.be/vp3g95bVsfw?...

I can't recommend this highly enough.
The one from last Sunday moved me in ways that I wasn't ready for, but very much needed.

#AutisticAF
@johnnyprofane1.bsky.social

Live Spoken Word, "every clock is a handgun" — s05e07

YouTube video by #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast

youtu.be

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

Live Spoken Word. Actually autistic lived experience. To celebrate Amazon publication '“every clock is a handgun pointed at my head.”

Content Note: Trauma is discussed openly in some works, including sexual attack. While not pornographic, may be triggering.

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

Live Spoken Word, "every clock is a handgun"

Celebrating Amazon Publication of "every clock is a handgun pointed at my head"

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Johnny Profane Âû @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mental health includes handling neurological differences.

Like not processing faces. Even those of your loved ones.

Sharing my experience of human connection beyond surface recognition.

#BlueskyMentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAdvocacy #NeurodivergentMentalHealth #MentalealthPoetry

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

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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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 25d

FYI, this account is not me.
Based on their previews, I also highly suspect the autism books they’re promoting are AI - often nonsensical, repetitive, references appear to use real names but with made-up content, e.g. Hull, Mandy, & Petrides discussing quiche…

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

How would YOU communicate thru a short-circuiting transistor radio?

Plain language becomes revolutionary.

My live piece explores dancing close to the edge of the noise.

#WritingCommunity #SpokenWord #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #DisabilityPoetry #WriteSky #MentalHealth #Neurodivergent

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

👉 www.amazon.com/every-clock-...
Support my work → Available as Amazon ebook or softcover. Exclusive hardcover coming soon.

👉 johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/subscribe
Subscribe… free or paid… to Substack, get a free PDF of the entire "every clock is a handgun pointed at my head" collection.

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

How would YOU communicate thru a short-circuiting transistor radio?

Plain language becomes revolutionary.

My live piece explores dancing close to the edge of the noise.

#WritingCommunity #SpokenWord #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #DisabilityPoetry #WriteSky #MentalHealth #Neurodivergent

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CL (says protect trans kids and adults) @clc1905.bsky.social · Sep 6

I just emailed.
Thank you again!
I'm very grateful for your kind offer, and for your insight and finding ways to say things I've thought for years, but could never quite express.

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

From the Amazon book, “every clock is a handgun pointed at my head”, songs of autistic innocence… and experience.

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticElder

a.co/d/gDD1tqb

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