Christian Aspies

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Is there anyone who would like to talk about specific challenges we face as Christian Aspies?

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Hi Francis,

I am interested in your experiences at the Greek Orthodox monastery. To be specific, during the practice of hesychasm did you ever observe the uncreated light? Are you acquainted with anyone who claims such observation?

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Michael

"Every mind considered powerful begins with the fault that makes it known."
-Paul Valery, La Soirée Avec Monsieur Teste (An Evening With Mr. Teste)

Hi, Michael

Are you an Eastern Orthodox Christian, too? It gets so lonely feeling like I'm the only autistic Orthodox Christian in the world.

Hi Sparrowrose,

I am very interested in some aspects of the theology of Greek Orthodoxy. Musical composers of the nineteenth century whose works have endured claimed in one music journalist's accounts that an effort similar to hesychasm was necessary for them to obtain the music.

No prayer closets, but with Brahms for example a trance-like state and the presence of divinity while retaining enough consciousness of this world to notate the received music.

I am a Christian but this is in a very personal way.

I empathize with the loneliness.


Michael

"Emerson's genius was so large that he plausibly could preach Self-Reliance."
-Harold Bloom, Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds

Here's one right here. Both my parents did a lot in the church. My dad is a deacon and my mom use to play piano. Right now, I'm helping my church with sound equipment. Pretty much, their faith has helped mine.

I'm a very religious person and closely follow my Catholic faith. I'm the second oldest altar server at my church (at 19) and a member of the Teen Choir. Personally, Catholicism drives my life. Besides not knowing anyone else with AS, I've yet to find another lay person who takes it as seriously as I do. It shapes my points of view when I do not cease to be a Catholic in the voting booth and when writing to my government representatives. My faith and AS coexist well together and they even reinforce each other.

Hi my name is Lincoln and I have given my whole life to Christ after confessing that I am a sinner, it's the best feeling truly

In a way, it did, in a way it didn't. It reinforced to me the quality of God in 2 Cor 4:7 & 12:10 that God does indeed work through my weaknesses. I do agree with a lot of people that my faith must be analytical & logical first before emotions kick in. I have atypical autism (PPD-NOS if you want to use the DSM-IV classification) partially because I do seem to have access to my own and others' feelings more than what is to be expected of classic Autism or Asperger's.

I think my biggest challenge faith-wise when I was diagnosed very recently (last month) was when I wondered how this would affect my worth, identity, and purpose. I thought that I had to be a certain way to be used by God to reach others & to somehow be worthy of God's love. Well, God reminded me that Christ died, the righteous for the unrighteous and that He does not show favoritism and we all have a place in His family no matter what. Even though I don't know the specifics of why He has allowed me to be on the autism spectrum, I know based on verses in Romans 8 & from Biblical characters like Joseph and from biographies of other Christians that He will use all this to share Himself with others & ultimately to grow me closer to Him.

Well, hope that helps

I'm likely not on the spectrum (see my signature), but I am a Christian from the reformed / calvinist tradition.

Hi Sparrowrose. I'm another Eastern Orthodox Christian - pretty sure I'm a bit autistic, though I don't know if it's enough for a diagnosis. There are a couple other people with Asperger's at my church, too - one's Orthodox and one's a catechumen, as well as a wonderful little girl with PDD-NOS (we have lots of fun together).

I am Catholic, and sometimes feel alone as a Christian Aspie.

I always feel alone as a Christian Aspie. Christian NT's reject me, Non-christian aspies reject me too.

I accept you as a Christian Aspie

I am an aspie and a christian. I was a christian before I was diagnosed, but it probably had to do with my parents and us kids having to go to church every sunday. I don't know how I really felt as a kid with the whole God thing.

Back in 2005, I decided to transfer out of state to a school in KY and you're in the heart of the "Bible Belt" and so I kind of decided I needed something, something to get my mind off of the fact that I was 8 hours away from home and I wanted to not be cooped up in the dorms. I wanted to get out and get involved, so I joined a couple of youth campus groups and I fell in love with the people. I felt weird going to something that was way out of my comfort zone because I grew up Presbyterian and the groups I were a part of were very radical and very contemporary.

I didn't agree with the people who were radical, although they were very accepting of me and some of them knew about me being an aspie and they didn't care and I loved that. I enjoyed hanging out with them, even if I didn't agree with what they believed in. I did enjoy the contemporary aspect of it (the music in particular).

I guess I kind of grew with everyone and everything that happened for the three years that I was there. I never felt the way I did before I got there. But, whatever happened there, I was glad it did. I try and keep all that I learned from the people I hung out with current and real to what I do every day.

So, I might have been a christian all my life, but I became a christian in 2005 because I opened up a lot more and I grew a lot more than I ever did before.

I'm a Christian aspie as well. Greenmouse, I had some PM conversations with you before.

Hi Greenmouse, I am a Christian Aspie.