Autism and Faith
As an autistic individual, participating in large organizations has always been difficult for me. Perhaps Church has been the hardest for me. I dont attend church regularly, never have. My parents would tell me to believe in the Bible and its teachings as if it were fact . The only time I would attend church with my parents was around holidays ,mostly Christmas and Easter, these being the two biggest in Christianity. On the sparse occasions when I would spend the weekends with my paternal grandparents at their home in the country (rural area) they would take me to the church they attended before returning me home on Sundays. It was a Methodist church, so if ever asked what denomination I was raised that’s the answer I will give. The part of the country I live in has been nicknamed “the Bible Belt” because of the large percentage of churchgoers. The church or churches hold great sway in their perspective communities.Even the drunkards would claim Christianity as their o...