10 ways to make your church autism-friendly
This list is based on the workshop, “How Can Church be Autism-Friendly?” led by Geralde Reesor-Grooters. The workshop was held on July 24, 2015 at the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Harrisburg, Pa. Understand the spectrum in “autism spectrum disorder.” As Stephen Shore said, “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.”…
Exploring how the church welcomes autistic persons
How can the church be more autism-friendly? This is the question that has kept me thinking for some time. In my 19-year “career” as the mother of an autistic son, I have seen the many challenges autistic people face, in society at large but also in specific settings such as school and church. Autism Spectrum…
