Slouching Toward Joy: My Best 6 Phases To An Actually Autistic Relief

johnnyprofane1
ArtfullyAutistic
Published in
8 min readMar 14

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“Maybe I’m Autistic. And Just MayBE, I’m not,” original digital illustration by author. A Renaissance Harlequin jester in elaborate custume, three- pointedhat, and yellow teeth laughs in the foreground of a selfie. In the blurred background, a dark shadow of the same jester frowns.
“Maybe I’m Autistic. And Just MayBE, I’m not,” original digital illustration by author.

Hey, if you were just diagnosed autistic as an adult… or care about someone? Still on the fence yourself… maybe you’re autistic, maybe not?

You gotta wonder what’s going to happen next. So, let’s talk about it…

🚨Content note: brief mention of suicidality, profanity, opinionated

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johnnyprofane1
ArtfullyAutistic

I'm Johnny Profane. 70. Pretend Rock Star… Cuz it's ALL cosplay. I was born before autism was invented... More or less.