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Autism spirituality

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I once heard a woman say that people who have autism are a lot more spiritual than people who don’t have autism.

Does anyone have anything that they would like to add to this thread?

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  • I guess that for many people who are autistic finding a sense of connection in the human world can be difficult, and that probably drives many of us to seek connection with something other than human society.

    For me I found this sense of belonging to something greater than myself in nature and experience a deep sense of connection to the planet and all life on earth, particularly when I am in wild places that have less impact from humans. This sense of belonging to something much greater I would call my spirituality. I don't think the quest for spiritual understanding is more prevelent in the autistic community but I can see why it might appear so. 

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  • I guess that for many people who are autistic finding a sense of connection in the human world can be difficult, and that probably drives many of us to seek connection with something other than human society.

    For me I found this sense of belonging to something greater than myself in nature and experience a deep sense of connection to the planet and all life on earth, particularly when I am in wild places that have less impact from humans. This sense of belonging to something much greater I would call my spirituality. I don't think the quest for spiritual understanding is more prevelent in the autistic community but I can see why it might appear so. 

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