Called to Flourish Podcast - Autism & Religion

Called to Flourish Podcast
Episode 20: Autism & Religion
In this episode, Fr. Matthew Schneider talks about his latest book God loves autistic mind and shares his experience of how he practices the catholic faith as an autistic person.
Our guest for this podcast is Fr. Matthew Schneider, a member of the Legionaries of Christ and Assistant Chaplain at Divine Mercy University.
The Called to Flourish Podcast covers mental health topics through a Catholic Christian perspective to highlight human dignity and help achieve an integrated healing process of the heart, mind, and soul.
It is hosted by Fr. Charles Sikorski, LC, JD, JCL, president of Divine Mercy University (DMU), and Thomas Cronquist, Director of Institutional Advancement at DMU.
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Divine Mercy University is a graduate school of mental health and spiritual development that integrates Catholic Christian anthropology with the scientific understanding of the human person. DMU provides the following programs: Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology, Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Master of Science in Psychology, and Spiritual Direction Certificate.
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Also everyone is different so other strenghts can include attention to detail.
visual perception.
creative and artistic talents.
mathematical and technical abilities.
interests or expertise in 'niche' areas.
character strengths such as honesty and loyalty.

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Also having said that alot of diagnoses criteria overlap other disorders

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If.i had to answer what is a deeper.autitoc prayer I would say it's silent it's creativity it's laughing and non verbal body language

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This is actually a great discussion I disagree with children with autism do not have the full capacity to understand God I believe i would say no one knows what the autistic child thinks or.obseeves so they do not believe or have an understanding I would question that

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My belief about the DSM 5 is that it lacks a scientific basis and contains some biases towards people in different cultures

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Are those statics up to date regarding how many children are born with autism spectrum ?

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I disagree because without observing these over a period of.time.ot would be hard to diagnoses a child with autism . How would one know if other criteria for other possible diagnoses come into a factor