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14. It’s Not Your Fault

Posted on October 25, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, So is autism your fault?   There’s an old prayer of confession that goes as follows: Almighty God,

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13. You Can’t Become Less Autistic

Posted on October 17, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, I’ve writen about quite a few autistic traits I still can’t do much about, like eye contact.  

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11. Autism is a Disability

Posted on October 2, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, So is autism a disability or not?   I’ve resisted that label for a long time; I think

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10. Autistic People Are Incapable Of Empathy

Posted on September 29, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, This statement is just wrong – absence of empathy is a characteristic of psychopaths and/or narcissists, not autistic

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09. You Can Be Who(m)ever You Want To Be

Posted on September 21, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, This has been said far too many times to children to encourage them to aim high. It’s obviously

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08. There’s Nothing Actually Wrong With You

Posted on September 18, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, This lie comes from two different directions. One of them is the “autism deniers” who don’t think there’s

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07. People Mean What They Say

Posted on September 13, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, When “normal” people communicate with each other, there are loads of different data streams going on. When a

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06. Looking at the Sun Makes You Go Blind

Posted on September 12, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, When you were 8 or so, someone at school who was well-meaning but incompetent told you that looking

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05. 70% Of All Communication Is Non-verbal

Posted on September 11, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

  Dear John, Now I know how you’d respond to this statement. You’d either reject it outright as clearly nonsense,

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03. You Are Crazy

Posted on September 9, 2023 by neurodiversechurch

Dear John, You’ve already noticed that you aren’t “normal”, or “neurotypical” as we’d say now. You usually try to describe

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