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
Christianity was represented best by one person. It has been misrepresented since.
I’m Catholic by training but spiritually open in recovery.
I try to see where religious people are right and be open to learn from the best.
Nothing is all or nothing including this sentence. There’s a bit of good in all, a bit of bad in all. I think my ASD’s literalism makes me forget that panic is not necessary if I see things the way they really are and not as I catastrophiize them.
I notice too many people in Church so I sit as far to the front as possible. This also allows me to be involved.
I also don’t go to mass every week because I have the literalism of it being required and I took that as a child to mean I would be condemned to hell if I missed mass.
I challenge that literalism in my actions.
NAS73180 said:Christianity was represented best by one person. It has been misrepresented since.
Very true