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