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How many of you believe in God? Anyways, I do, and I know He doesn't make mistakes....therefore, i think my autism is a gift from Him. I know some people who have it worse might be angry with Him and try not to believe, I understand. I've been tortured with demonic voices, I've been raped, and I know I'm autistic no matter what people say. I guess even demonic voices was a gift, because it taught me spiritual discernment (what comes from hell, what from heaven, what inbetween. Anyways, I've learned not to judge, and if voices come back, I remember that, and when I have meltdowns, or more often, shut downs, I think about God and try to enjoy the moment. It's scary when it happens on buses though.

Any Christian aspies here?

I'm a Christian, not directly diagnosed with ASD, but fairly to almost certain that I have it. Discernment is hard for me, but God is stronger. Thanks for sharing, God bless.

I'm a Christian and I can see mostly in hindsight that God doesn't make mistakes. In fact as I've grown in discernment I can see that nearly every life experience is a gift of growth and deepens character and ultimately bestows gifts. I have cPTSD and went through some gnarly abuse and molestation as a kid and it took a very long time to see how those events actually gave me empathy and a basis upon which to reach out to others and help them deal with their own experiences. Same with my alcoholism, divorce, car and motorcycle accident injuries and a couple of near-fatal illnesses - I can share my experiences and how I coped and came out the other side with people going through similar things. It was hard to see my autism in a positive light for a long time as well, but I feel for people who are different and who are judged and excluded socially and that kind of empathy is too rare in today's society. I'm slowly learning not to judge like you mention - that's been slow in coming for me. I'm in a class at church where a lady I know made a comment that really got under my skin. I read the Bible daily, and as I was reading, her comment kept bugging me like crazy and I kept looking through scripture to see if what she said was valid - I eventually realized I had some childhood issues that were like a beam in my eye while I was madly trying to remove a splinter from hers, lol. My reaction and judgment were the result of old childhood resentments and her comment probably didn't bother anyone else, so it was a learning opportunity.