Comments on: Autistic and Spiritual http://www.mormonbloggers.com/7602/autistic-and-spiritual Share a Blog - Get a Blog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:47:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sarah http://www.mormonbloggers.com/7602/autistic-and-spiritual/comment-page-1#comment-7056 Sarah Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:39:17 +0000 http://www.mormonbloggers.com/?p=7602#comment-7056 Hi Jared, to clarify, I love how different my nephew is, but before he was in therapy, he had lost all interaction with people - no eye contact or communication of any kind, just repeating numbers and letters and screaming. It was very hard. Within two weeks of starting his therapy, he had rapid improvement. I went on a trip and when I came back, he was smiling at me and feeding me popcorn. I missed his smile so much and it was a miracle. He is still different, but he can communicate with people how he feels and it used to be he couldn't identify emotions. He has spoken at conferences about Autism and though he is 12, he is in AP Calculus. I celebrate his talents and adore him. I am grateful that he learned to talk so we could hear his testimony. Thank you for your comment and for reading. :) Hi Jared, to clarify, I love how different my nephew is, but before he was in therapy, he had lost all interaction with people – no eye contact or communication of any kind, just repeating numbers and letters and screaming. It was very hard. Within two weeks of starting his therapy, he had rapid improvement. I went on a trip and when I came back, he was smiling at me and feeding me popcorn. I missed his smile so much and it was a miracle.

He is still different, but he can communicate with people how he feels and it used to be he couldn’t identify emotions. He has spoken at conferences about Autism and though he is 12, he is in AP Calculus. I celebrate his talents and adore him. I am grateful that he learned to talk so we could hear his testimony. Thank you for your comment and for reading. :)

]]> By: Jared Spurbeck http://www.mormonbloggers.com/7602/autistic-and-spiritual/comment-page-1#comment-7022 Jared Spurbeck Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:10:37 +0000 http://www.mormonbloggers.com/?p=7602#comment-7022 I'm autistic ... He's not "in there somewhere," that's him that you're dealing with. He's just different. That's why he can move you so. I’m autistic …

He’s not “in there somewhere,” that’s him that you’re dealing with. He’s just different. That’s why he can move you so.

]]> By: Terry http://www.mormonbloggers.com/7602/autistic-and-spiritual/comment-page-1#comment-725 Terry Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:38:01 +0000 http://www.mormonbloggers.com/?p=7602#comment-725 What a beautiful account. We have 12-year-old autistic twins (our daughter has low-functioning, and our son has Asperger's), and I am Asperger as well, so we are very familiar with both the trials and the blessings of autism. Our daughter is the happiest girl you can imagine and goes around singing "I Am a Child of God" (and fully believes it); our son has genuine insight into the scriptures that blows us away. There is a definite spiritual strength that comes with autism--it's almost as if they are closer to the veil than we are. An interesting non-LDS website that examines the spirituality of autism is at http://www.williamstillman.com/--it's well worth checking out. What a beautiful account. We have 12-year-old autistic twins (our daughter has low-functioning, and our son has Asperger’s), and I am Asperger as well, so we are very familiar with both the trials and the blessings of autism. Our daughter is the happiest girl you can imagine and goes around singing “I Am a Child of God” (and fully believes it); our son has genuine insight into the scriptures that blows us away. There is a definite spiritual strength that comes with autism–it’s almost as if they are closer to the veil than we are.

An interesting non-LDS website that examines the spirituality of autism is at http://www.williamstillman.com/–it's well worth checking out.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.mormonbloggers.com/7602/autistic-and-spiritual/comment-page-1#comment-723 Sarah Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:39:43 +0000 http://www.mormonbloggers.com/?p=7602#comment-723 Thank you! It was a trial for the family when he was diagnosed and there are a lot of challenges, but he has blessed our whole family. Thank you! It was a trial for the family when he was diagnosed and there are a lot of challenges, but he has blessed our whole family.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.mormonbloggers.com/7602/autistic-and-spiritual/comment-page-1#comment-712 Anthony Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:26:37 +0000 http://www.mormonbloggers.com/?p=7602#comment-712 I just wanted to say that this story brought tears to my eyes. We also have an autistic boy in our ward..he amazes me with his knowledge, and he is the greatest kid you could ever meet. Thanks for sharing :) I just wanted to say that this story brought tears to my eyes. We also have an autistic boy in our ward..he amazes me with his knowledge, and he is the greatest kid you could ever meet.
Thanks for sharing :)

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