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I am a real Catholic Priest ( @FrMatthewLC ) who's autistic. I post about the intersection of autism & spirituality. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticPrayer

N Carolina / Virginia / Canada

https://t.co/b8elSyAXng

Joined November 2013

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

@AutisticPriest

2 years

🧵My book, God Love the Autistic Mind is coming out tomorrow with @PBMPublishing . I hope it helps a lot of autistics and those who love us. Here's how to order it (print or digital). This will be a thread of reviews or comments for anyone interested. 1/

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Order My Book | FrMatthewLC

After a long time of preparation, you can finally pre-order my Book, God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who

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I'm proud to be Catholic & proud to be autistic. #AutisticPrideDay

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I finally got a physical copy of my book. It looks great. You can order it to. Here's the link for where you can buy it:

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As an autistic person in the Charlotte area, I find this deeply offensive. I wrote about how prenatal autism diagnosis could lead to aborting kids b/c autistic (link below): pro-life people generally supported me while many disability rights people didn't.

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Prenatal tests for autism are coming—and so are more abortions

A new study suggests that M.R.I. brain scans on fetuses are able to predict diagnoses of autism. Both disability rights and pro-life activists should be concerned about the implications.

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Charlotte for Choice

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The March for Life should be renamed the “March for White, Christian, right-wing, wealthy, straight, cis, non-disabled Life” #ProChoice #ProBirth #RoeVWade #ReproductiveRights

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Whatever your opinion on @GretaThunberg 's ideas, please don't attack her for being autistic. It just makes you look like a jerk & makes other autistics fearful of talking about their struggles.

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Greta Thunberg

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When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning! I have Aspergers and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And - given the right circumstances- being different is a superpower. #aspiepower

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Don't be this guy who is showing both his ignorance about what autism means, his ableism with the R-word etc., & his lack of Christian charity throughout.

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Just for the record, this tweet is the antithesis of how we in the Church should minister to people who struggle with mental health.

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I'm sensing a pattern... & I don't even have to use my autistic powers of pattern recognition to do so.

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Light hearted autism humor.😂🤣😂

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Or even better, use old cry rooms as sensory friendly places for those with sensory issues: low light, low volume on the speakers, etc. make it so many more autistics can attend Mass.

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The No Cry Room, a separate room in the Church for those who would prefer not to be around rambunctious children

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Please say a prayer for Jean Vanier who went into hospice care. He's the 90-year-old founder of L’Arche Community which helps the disabled live lives of dignity in community.

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#AutismAcceptance is trending...

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@blackvoicesamp Yikes. I get those for random Charities at stores but I haven't seen Autism Speaks. I grabbed some Taco Bell & when they suggested a that I round up my order to the nearest dollar, I wanted more to give it as a tip to the minimum wage worker than the "Taco Bell Foundation"

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So, this morning, I signed this. Now, I have to write the rest of "God Looks on the Autistic Mind with Love" - a book on Christian prayer for autistics & our families.

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Pray for me as I travel to speak to Catholic teachers on autistic students tomorrow.

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I celebrated a Mass for the Deaf today (with an interpreter as I can't really sign). When I was there, it made me think that a Deaf Mass might be a great place for anyone who gets sensory overload at Mass.

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ADW Deaf and Disabilities Ministry

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@FrMatthewLC Thank you for Celebrating #Pentecost with us today!!

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Please pray for a situation where a non-verbal autistic child is not getting 1st Communion. (It's on a FB post. I want to see if I can help intervene before I call out the pastor as the post does [ignorance is different from malice].) My video on this:

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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I gave an interview on being autistic & Catholic priest day was published today.

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One Faith, Many Paths: Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

This month as part of my interview series, I have chosen Patheos contributor Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, who lives in Rockview, Maryland. His blog at Patheos is called “Through Catholic Lenses&…

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Implying I'm autistic due vaccines is not only completely false, but also damages so many people and is uncharitable to both autistics & those who get infected because people don't vaccinate based on this untruth.

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"You have intrinsic value because... you are a human being." - @AndrewYang If only this would be the starting point for all political proposals.

@AndrewYang

Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸

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How many of you all have a family member, or a friend, or a neighbor with special needs or autism? #DemDebate #YangGang

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This is extreme ableism: let's test for disabilities in the womb & abort any disabled babies. This is one example why disability rights groups & pro-life groups should collaborate.

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Gotta wonder how Jerry Gibbson would feel about his neighbor saying he never should have been born.

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#ProLife movement foundational principle: human life is intrinsically valuable, not due to abilities or traits. #DisabilityRights movement foundational principle: human life is intrinsically valuable, not due to abilities or traits. Why don't these 2 work together more?

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I just finished the first draft of my book on autistic prayer at about 55,000 words (although the final will probably be a little lower).

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This is saying the quiet part loud. Many people support eugenics against the disabled, they usually try to hide out more though.

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You can’t screen for Down syndrome before about 10 weeks, and something like 80% of Down syndrome fetuses are aborted. If red states ban abortion, we could see a world where they have five times as many children with Down syndrome, and similar numbers for other disabilities.

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We in the Church seem to be reaching out to many different subgroups in society, which is good... yet, so far there is almost no outreach to autistics even though we are 1.5-2% of the population. We need to change this.

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Tumblr found on Reddit not posted to Twitter about autistic nuns.

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I hope that I can be one of these role models. I hope many of us can be these models and then autistic kids will be shown us as models.

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A non-autistic person telling an autistic person how to refer to ourselves when a strong majority of autistic people prefer that to "with autism." (Yes, "with disabilities" is often preferred for other disabilities, but not autism.)

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@FrMatthewLC @SadlierReligion It's people with autism. Please learn disability etiquette/language.

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In unfortunately unsurprising news, the Netherlands is euthanizing autistic & intellectually delayed people a lot.😥 Every life is worth living & we need to make society so these people (us) can live full lives.

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Netherlands euthanizing autistic and intellectually handicapped people, researcher finds

Dutch assisted suicide programs have euthanized an increasing amount of autistic and mentally handicapped youths, a British study found.

www.foxnews.com

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Infodumping... People definitely tell me that I do this, but they don't use that term.

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The story about the disabled man who was starved to death when he had COVID is finally getting out beyond pro-life & disabled communities.👏👏👏 I hope this leads to change in how we treat the disabled.

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“He was given a prescription drug to deal with the anxiety and was experiencing some of the extreme negative side effects of this drug... I do not believe Father Harkins was in possession of a sound mind when he died earlier this week.” Pray for his soul.

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Homily from funeral of Father Evan Harkins: 'How could he have died like this?'

By now you know the tragic story of this young priest's suicide. Bishop James Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph preached the homily at the funeral Saturday, which he has since posted...

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FYI: DMing me your amazing chelation supplement at will "cure" autism is not appreciated. 1. I never asked to be cured. 2. Chelation is a dangerous & unproven treatment. #ActuallyAutistic

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Actually, I did more than entertain them. I explored them extensively a few years ago after I was diagnosed & found that the evidence was absolutely overwhelming & well beyond reasonable doubt that vaccines do not cause autism. 1/2

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We know how in utero genetic tests have gone for the Down's syndrome community...

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Spectrum (Autism Research News)

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A new ultrasensitive blood test may detect #autism mutations in utero.

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Vaccines don't cause autism. Period.

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So, I've been plowing through the book on autistic prayer. I should have a complete draft done by early July, although I known I'll need to go through at least two rounds of edits myself, plus review by another priest in the Legion & by editors at @PBMPublishing .

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If we are autistic, we should expect Jesus to communicate with us in an autistic way; just like he communicates to us in English but people elsewhere in Chinese or Spanish.

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Can anyone explain why birthdays are such a big deal? As a kid, I liked the presents, but as an adult, I don't see a reason to celebrate mine, & I only celebrate others as it's obvious that they like that & I like to make them happy. #AskingAutistics

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Pray for this young man who entered the Legion with me in 2001 & well finally be ordained next weekend. (LC formation is a little longer, but usually 12-14 years, not 21 years.)

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As an autistic person in the Charlotte area, I find this deeply offensive. I wrote about how prenatal autism diagnosis could lead to aborting kids b/c autistic (link below): pro-life people generally supported me while many disability rights people didn't.

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I'm watching *The Bee Movie* for the 1st time. The Bee is drinking coffee as if it has the same effect on insects. Caffeine is a natural insecticide!!! The problem of watching movies as an autistic: remembering tons of trivia & thinking literally.

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Unlike many #ActuallyAutistic individuals, eye contact isn't painful for me but if I do it, I'm putting in effort to be polite for your sake, not my own. Politeness is a two way street: I'm make this effort sometimes, but hope you can make a similar effort to understand me.

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Then, sitting in front of my computer last Tuesday morning with the posts cued on Twitter & Facebook, I got a little nervous. I didn't know what would come next but I knew there was no turning back if I clicked. Your response has helped confirm this path. Thank you! 2/2

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If you find a particular prayer helpful, pray it. BUT please don't insist every Catholic / Christian needs to pray it. Beyond Sunday Mass, God does not require any particular prayers & we should not impose unnecessary burdens.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

@AutisticPriest

5 years

I finished. Now I have a second graduate degree. I'm definitely towards the "nutty professor" end of the spectrum.

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Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC

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In 5 minutes... Pray for me.

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"More & more handicapped children are being aborted in the womb," so serving those with special needs is an important ministry in the Church. -Fr. Robert Pasley

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I just ordered an exact replica of the shoes I'm wearing before my current shoes are worn out because they were on sale (I have a price drop alert on them). Is this being an adult or being autistic & liking sameness?

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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Why do some parents consider an autism diagnosis a "death sentence"? It is tough at first but ultimately it often helps an autistic figure out this confusing world.

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The causes of autism are complex, but I am pretty sure that my parent's sins are not the cause of my autism.

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Autism Is NOT Due to Parental Sin, Fr. Valanmanal

I’m surprised I need to say that autism is not due to parental sin. However, a Catholic priest from India has started preaching about this publicly and I [...]

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Get the psychological treatment you need, & the spiritual balm of confession.

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don’t go to therapy, go to confession. it’ll actually make you so much happier

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A relatable autism meme from @Sci_Phile 's YouTube. So true.

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Historically, April 2 was #AutismAwarenessDay , but I think almost everyone is aware so we can now promote #AutismAcceptance on this day.

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This is unacceptable for Catholic events. It's a shame when we Catholics have a special call to help the less fortunate yet most secular events accommodate the disabled better than a major Catholic event.

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When we get distracted by a disabled person’s behavior at church, that should lead us to pray for them.

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A great move by @CardinalDolan : confirming 55 young people with disabilities.

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My first new profile pic here in a few years & my first profile picture here with my face. I cropped this one that one of the @DaughterStPaul did for me.

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Every time I repeat "Alleluia" this week, I'll leave people wondering if it is a vocal stim or I'm just excited about the resurrection. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticHumor #Easter

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To say disabled children don’t need the sacraments because they are “God’ special children is objectionable from both a psychological and a spiritual perspective. Everyone needs grace and should be offered it. (Cf. Deacon Larry Sutton)

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My book *God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum & Those Who love us* is now available for pre-order from @PBMPublishing .

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God Loves the Autistic Mind

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The Church should be a place of welcome for those suffering mental illness. Jokes about Xanax are the opposite.

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In the UK, doctors decided that all the adult autistics in a long-term care should be given do no resuscitate orders: they will be left to die from temporary health issues they could likely could recover from. This is immoral: I explain why below.

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Give Autistics Control: Don’t Push DNR Orders on Us

In the UK, doctors put DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders on a bunch of autistic adults’ files. This was done without consulting them or their family. This [...]

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Pope Francis reminds us that we autistics are all beautiful in his eyes.

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A nice summary of why parents of autistic children should listen to autistic adults for advice so they can have happy autistic kids. By @shannonrosa

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As far as I read this, the student did nothing wrong. He did not specify an analog clock.

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We autistics need to be extra careful about burnout. Masking to seem "normal" & other factors make us often far closer to the burnout limit than others. Here's a nice interview on the topic. @thinkingautism

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A new degree of extreme ableism just dropped.

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Autism awareness only matters if it leads to #AutismAcceptance . It doesn't help #ActuallyAutistic people if everyone knows autism exists but have such a caricature of it that they are discriminatory towards us.

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OCD is different from ASD as repeated behaviors in OCD don’t generally calm the person but our repeated behaviors generally calm us. For me, I know I need my spot in the chapel for that regularity and regulation (even though most of the community doesn't have assigned seats).

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Never again. "The plan for so-called 'useless eaters' to be killed came from Nazi theories of eugenics... By the end of the war, an estimated 230,000 people with physical or mental disabilities were murdered in 'T4' & its successor program."

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#AskingAutistics : Do any of you constantly look for patterns with numbers? For example, I saw 2315 on license plate & noticed you could add one half & multiply the other, with either side. I.e. 2+3=1*5 & 2*3=1+5

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Thank you God for creating me as an autistic & introducing me to your Church from an early age.

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As someone diagnosed in my 30s, this is so true.

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“Neurodiversity is the recognition that autism, dyslexia, ADHD are just inborn neurological differences,” Robison said. “Those differences carry with them gift & disability. Society needs the exceptional thinkers that the neurodiversity world produces.”

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Adults with autism find pride in ‘neurodiversity’

A growing movement of people are finding a sense of community, identity and purpose in a diagnosis that most greet with dread.

www.thestar.com

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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After overturning Roe, Buck v. Bell should be next for an unjust ruling to overturn. No killing the disabled in the womb & no sterilizing them out of the womb.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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I'm watching Pope Francis' blessing. I do not remember sign language interpreters on Vatican media before. This is a good step for accessibility. 👍

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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“Autism Speaks is the only major medical or mental health nonprofit whose legitimacy is constantly challenged by a large percentage of the people affected by the condition they target.” - @johnrobison Don't get tricked by blue puzzle pieces.

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"Autism is a God-given task; an angelic opportunity for the human soul. For me, it is a blessing and a curse. To be able to speak to God for all your physical life on earth is a true gift." -Michael, a 15-year-old autistic

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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"The cure for Autism is acceptance. Society can cure Autism. It just needs to open its mind, let go of the fear, let go of the assumptions, let go of rigid constructs, listen, and try to see the world through Autistic eyes."

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The Cure for Autism

It took an autistic mind to discover the cure for autism. Discover how we can tackle what is a global social crisis.

neuroclastic.com

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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...Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now & at the hour of our death.

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This is an inspirational story. We need more who are #OpenlyAutistic like this. I hope to be one of the first #OpenlyAutistic priests, but I'm not quite ready yet.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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5 years

A face reveal for #AutismAwarenessDay .

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Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC

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An announcement for #WorldAutismAwarenessDay : I am autistic. I am coming forward to help present the Gospel to other autistics & to help Catholic autistics and their families.

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A lot of autistics struggle in social situations & wear headphones & ignore people so the whole situation isn't too overwhelming. I find store shopping with headphones less exhausting, for example.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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@JaneLebak @AITA_reddit Oh, she once wanted a late night sandwich. Something tells me that the type of guy she wants will care more that she got a degree at 19 than that she is not super skinny.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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This is great. I think it's great to see people who are able to accept their disabilities & enjoy life, appreciating the little things.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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Not too long after I was diagnosed in 2016, I knew that someday I had to be open & public about being autistic. I put it off for the right time. This January, in prayer, I became sure now was the right time. As the day approached, I felt more at peace about it. 1/2

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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"[Autistics] usually do not have sensory systems that automatically regulate; instead, they must discover how to keep themselves regulated. This is most often accomplished by employing a sensory diet. A sensory diet for [an autistic] is like insulin for [a diabetic]." -Judy Endow

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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I sometimes have trouble looking people in the eye, but in adoration, God & I can look straight into each other's soul.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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This Orthodox woman makes several key points about autism in the Church that I think apply to most Christians. 1. Secular help is not opposed to spiritual help. 2. See image - I am writing a book to address how we autistics can pray better.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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While the cameraman was setting up for an interview in the @divinemercyuniv studio, @imrosellereyes took this photo of me with my book.

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Oh, this is so me at times. (via AspieMemes on Reddit)

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@GenePooIWs

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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2 years

It's gross & dehumanizing to think this is a W.

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On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay , I explain my autism story & why I'm coming forward.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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We autistics will keep asking "why?" & won't be satisfied with superficial answers. I think this often leads to atheism if we don't have someone who can give us better answers. We need to help fellow autistics with these answers.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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In fact, the only known cause is the opposite: the mother getting rubella during pregnancy slightly increases the risk of autism in the child, so vaccinating against rubella slightly reduces autism. Also, this comic: 2/2

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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4 years

Um... What about actual autistic children, teens & adults?

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Autvntg

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"on World Autism Day we're thinking of all the parents of autistic children." Sophie Cluzel, Secretary of State for People with Disabilities. Just what the fuck are you doing? (excuse the French)

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Do you stim while praying? I generally do proprioceptive stimming: pacing, a rocking chair or transferring weight back and forth between feet.

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Autistic Priest✝️ (FrMatthewLC)

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What do you all think of this chart summarizing autism for NTs? #AskingAutistics It's from a book by Larry Sutton (psychologist & deacon) on ministering to autistic children & teens. (I would rework it to avoid "functioning", but otherwise think it's pretty good.)

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