#AutisticAF Out Loud

Season 3's mission? To boldly explore living authentically autistic... out loud. That first story? Carving out a safe space to be our true autistic selves... a big part of that quest. Support the show

Season 3 of AutisticAF Out Loud starts off with 3 new stories: 1. Living Unmasked Is a Political Act 2. Autism, Love & My Friend Billy: A New Epic Myth 3. Faking Normal: How I Mask My Writing Disorder... to Bring You Autistic Joy Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/2023/01/07/season-3-love-politics-faking-normal-3-new-autistic-myths/ "Hi! I'm still Johnny.I'm still Profane... AND I'm still here. Finally... Season 3 of Autistic as Fuck Out Loud! Why no episodes since Fall? Major burn...

I'm autistic. And I can't DO social groups. I don't think I'm alone. So, I'm launching a hashtag. #GroupProcessingDisorder. Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/ #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast Listen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3e Spotify https://neon.ly/p1Vay Audible https://neon.ly/vkXa1 Stitcher https://neon.ly/vx5Zn PocketCasts https://neon.ly/NLL3O Amazon/Alexa https://neon.ly/mnOeq Support the show Support the show

Spacing out... Zoning out... Most autists do it... to survive boring conversations, family get-togethers... So dissociation's a good thing, Til it starts screwing with living your life. Or sense of reality. Content note: mild profanity, one bleeped expletive relating to intellecutal disability. Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/ #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast Listen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3e Spotify https://neon.ly/p1Vay Audible https://neon.ly/vkXa1 Stitcher...

Wanna know what autistic life is like at 70? Joy... and horror. Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/ #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast Listen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3e Spotify https://neon.ly/p1Vay Audible https://neon.ly/vkXa1 Stitcher https://neon.ly/vx5Zn PocketCasts https://neon.ly/NLL3O Amazon/Alexa https://neon.ly/mnOeq Support the show

Experimenting with a short #AutisticRave format. Let me know if you'd like to see these in the mix for #AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast. TRANSCRIPT 👇✌️🖖👇 Listen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3e Spotify https://neon.ly/p1Vay Audible https://neon.ly/vkXa1 Stitcher https://neon.ly/vx5Zn PocketCasts https://neon.ly/NLL3O Amazon/Alexa https://neon.ly/mnOeq TRANSCRIPT Know what I don't see on #DisabilityTikTok… #DisabilityTwitter? Talk about how the economy is killing disabled...

This episode I talk aging as an Autistic Elder. Getting finally diagnosed at 63… only to face mental decline as I hit 70…? One Swedish study pegged autistic male lifespan at 53. So I'm living on 17 years of borrowed time, I guess… so far. If you’re autistic, love one, work with some… or just can’t figure out if you are one… There's gonna come a time you worry… Real talk. About real life. Cuz they ain't talking autism in AARP… yet. EXPLICIT: some profanity, brief mentions of drug use &...

Finally learning to create a place of safety, peace, and passionate work... Did more than keep me out of psych wards. It kept me alive. No joke. If you’re autistic, love one, work with some… or just can’t figure out if you *are* one… You really, *really * need to think about where you live... Videocast with captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAMoN0j-bE Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/2022/05/17/designing-my-home-around-adult-autism-pt-2---7-survival-principles/(opens in a...

What do *most* humans want from a new home? To entertain & impress guests. For everything else... they invented tool sheds... and storage units. Honestly...? Autistic-as-f***.me has *different* priorities. Videocast with captions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhr_MrWVItlwTWODxbZR6A Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/2022/05/12/designing-my-home-around-adult-autism-pt-1-making-it-work-for-me/ #AutisticAF Out Loud PodcastListen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3eSpotify...

Her eyes. So big… Then… Bigger…. Brighter… Enormous… I can’t hear anything but a roar. Spinning. I’m going to fall… Terror. That's what eye contact *feels* like… Videocast with captions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhr_MrWVItlwTWODxbZR6A Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/2022/04/28/inside-autism-eye-contact-how-it-feels-how-to-deal-with-the-terror/ #AutisticAF Out Loud PodcastListen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3eSpotify https://neon.ly/p1VayAudible...

Johnny Profane's presentation to the Intersectional Inifinity Summit, educators, parents, caretakers... and autistic folks as well. A little funny. A little bittersweet. And a lotta sly insight from this former class clown...Let's kick Autistic April off with a squeal! Conference video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu7rUtEb-c Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/ #AutisticAF Out Loud PodcastListen & Subscribe: Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3eSpotify https://neon.ly/p1VayAudible...

“Are you okay? Are you okay? ARE YOU OKAY?” Like they’re talking to a Japanese tourist. And if they just shout loud enough… he’ll understand English... But I'm autistic. And can't speak. When they unload me from the ambulance & into the ER... Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/2022/03/26/selective-mutism-i-have-no-mouth-but-i-must-scream-s02e03-transcript/ Listen, download, subscribe from Apple/Spotify/all platforms: https://neon.ly/AFOLcast Support the show

“They” say #autism… or #ADHD… are not disabilities. It only seems like that in a world designed for “neurotypicals.” I call that some toxic bullsh*t. Heads up. I'm recovering from what may be a "cold"... or... Omicron Covid. So, I may be triple-vaxxed... But I'm unable to record this week. I'm trying an automated reading service to keep in touch with you all. I call this one, "Shitpost: The 'It’s-Not-a-Disability-It’s-Society' Myth… Sucks." Transcript:...

You can help your autistic loved ones feel safer from sexual abuse & assault... It starts with honesty about yourself... and them. Transcript: the-cavalry-never-comes-sexual-assault-an-autistic-life-pt-2-s02e02 #AutisticAF Out Loud.https://AutisticAF.me Subscribe:Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3eSpotify https://neon.ly/p1VayAudible https://neon.ly/vkXa1Stitcher https://neon.ly/vx5ZnPocketCasts https://neon.ly/NLL3OAmazon/Alexa https://neon.ly/mnOeqTranscript/Blog:...

Let’s kick off Season 2 of #AutisticAF Out Loud podcast… by taking a risk. There’s not much research on sexual abuse of autistic children… much less adults. Maybe funding sources aren’t ready… yet… to stop trying to cure us. And study our lives. So here’s my story. Someone’s gotta start talking… I’ve gotta warn you it’s rough. Some was too hard for me to read. So I used an assistive voice synthesizer… Weirdly enough, it’s robotic voice moves me. If you’re autistic, love one, or...

Preview the latest episode... If *you’re* autistic… you may wince… mebbe chuckle. If you love an autist… parent one… work with some… or can't make up your mind if you *are* one…? Come visit a world where Black Fridays, get-togethers, office parties? *Not* all cheery & gay. Real talk. Some… a tad edgy. But maybe... some things to help you understand. And share with family members who… care.

What better holiday to discuss adult autistic anxiety... Than Colonialist Thanksgiving....? For many, a freaking minefield of social obligation, exhausting small talk & *grinding* anxiety. Subscribe for all new episodes: #Apple: https://neon.ly/mDd3e #Spotify: https://neon.ly/p1Vay #Amazon/Alexa: https://neon.ly/mnOeq #Audible: https://neon.ly/vkX #Facebook: https://neon.ly/vgPJE Transcript/Blog/More platforms: https://neon.ly/m5Q8o #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD Support the show

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ALL NEW EPISODE: S1E10 "Zen & the Autistic Art of the Stim" Drops 11/16 5am UTC Part 2 of the series, "Autistic Stimming, Overload & Anxiety." Subscribe now to receive as soon as it drops: Apple, Spotify, All Platforms.

"Ya know? Autistic joy is hard to explain. Like, to another person. Pretty much, ANY non-autistic person. "And trying to explain… to you… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters..." Transcript & Blog here.