Autistic Pride Day 2024
Autistic Pride Day 2024
I had no idea autistic pride was a thing. But let's just say I'm glad that the autistic community has a day in June to celebrate Autistic Pride.
So in honor of Autistic Pride Day, I'd like share a couple of excerpts from Fr. Matthew Schneider's book, God Loves the Autistic Mind.
So autism is not something that can be contracted from a vaccine, it's not a demon to be expelled ftom a person's being, and it is certainly not a punishment for ancestral or personal sin. Jesus was very clear when He debunked the idea that illness, disease, and injury were punishments for personal and ancestral sin. Through the doctrine of faith and reason, the Catholic Church joins her groom in rejecting the idea that natural-occurring disease, illness, and injury are the consequences of spiritual shortcomings and failures. I know of Catholics and other conservative Christian groups that believe such things. And such people are victim-blaming their fellow human beings.
However, if you're not Christian or you don't even believe in the transcendent, just know that being autistic is a wonderful thing.