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God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us
"How do we experience God? God loves us as autistics and asks us to respond with our whole autistic selves―that is, autistically." ―Fr. Matthew Schneider
Fr. Matthew Schneider, a priest on the autism spectrum, knows the particular challenges that autistics face in prayer, as well as the autistic traits that can be leveraged to deepen one's prayer. With clarity and honesty, he shares from his own experience and that of others on the spectrum to give hope and confidence to readers. This ground-breaking book includes 52 meditations, which provide a coherent progression of material for prayer that can be used on a daily or weekly basis.
Fr. Matthew Schneider, a priest on the autism spectrum, knows the particular challenges that autistics face in prayer, as well as the autistic traits that can be leveraged to deepen one's prayer. With clarity and honesty, he shares from his own experience and that of others on the spectrum to give hope and confidence to readers. This ground-breaking book includes 52 meditations, which provide a coherent progression of material for prayer that can be used on a daily or weekly basis.
224 pages, Paperback
First published June 10, 2022
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October 12, 2022
It is terrific to hear from a priest who has autism. This book delivers an authentic autistic perspective accompanied with knowledge of doctrine and prayer. It offers advice/help for autistics, caregivers, and pastors in a compact understandable delivery. Then you have 52 prayerful meditations designed for autistics prayers. Thank you, Fr. Schneider, for writing this book.
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October 3, 2024I would recommend this book.
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