Published on 12, July, 2020
I just wanted to start a thread to see what the experiences of any other autistic Christians are? As an autistic person who didn't know I was autistic until later life I have had an up and down relationship with my faith over the years. I have had some very bad experiences in church too, I know a lot of autistic people struggle with church for many reasons too.
Im not trying to convert or preach to anyone and I appreciate a lot of people on here aren't religious or anything but it would be really interesting and comforting to hear any experiences of fellow autistic Christians
There's a professor who's doing a lot of work to try and reconcile the church with a better understanding of Autism https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/divinity-religious-studies/profiles/grant.macaskill#publications I've listened to a few lectures. He's autistic himself and has some really profound things to say.
There's also an ADHD author/professor from Princeton/Yale who has written quite a lot on the church and topics most usually don't know how to approach and I think his perspective is aligned with Autistic thinking https://reknew.org
I believe there is a lot of wisdom found in Jewish teachings as well which easily bridge the social gaps between Autism and NeuroNormative thinking.
Oh I'll be following that with interest later
Id be interested to know more about what you were saying about Jewish teaching