Actually Autistic? Whatever Doesn’t Kill Your Unique Neurodivergent Ass…

johnnyprofane1
ArtfullyAutistic
Published in
8 min readDec 6, 2023

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Raw, unfiltered truth. Many of us who are autistic… live it. But we don’t talk about it.. much. At least not out loud…

“Disabled Warrior,” digital illustration by author. A non-gendered warrior creates themself (to coin language) out of… and battling… dark chaos, a bright spark headed toward a dim light… They never know if there’s a goal… Plus they wear a blindfold like Lady Liberty. In the chaos behind them are dim objects of adversity… chains, bread line, car wreck, wheel chair, a fallen dove… others I probably forget…
“Disabled Warrior,” illustration by author. See #AltText for description.

👉 Podcast to come…

#Poverty does not breed nobility of character. Or humility. It just breeds hunger of body & soul.

#Trauma does not breed compassion. Just pain. And the spreading of pain.

#Disability does not secretly empower you with courage & persistence. It just limits what you can do.

Toxic Positivity is a modern cultural plague. It just keeps you buying stuff. And working harder and harder… to buy more stuff.

Religion for consumers.

This kind of positivity is not spiritual. Or uplifting. Just one more yardstick measuring my failures. Inspiring movie by inspiring movie.

What doesn’t kill you? Does NOT make you stronger. Not often enough. It just doesn’t kill you. Breath after breath… after breath.

The difference between Strength and Misery?

Not a choice. But it is very real.

Honor it.

This is a raw, unfiltered truth.

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