Jesse’s love for reading has shaped his faith and personal growth. His Book Report—a collection of Bible verses, prayers, and passages—helps him reflect on his journey through good times and bad. Through faith, family support, and his passion for learning, Jesse continues to grow in independence and connection with God. Read more about his inspiring story.
Autism has shaped our family in ways we never expected, from our children’s diagnoses to my own. What once felt overwhelming has become simply our normal. Through challenges and joys, we’ve learned to see the world differently—embracing autism not as a limitation, but as a unique and meaningful way of being.
Welcome! You can call me Junes...I’m Autistic and Catholic! I want to share my faith and village with you!
Respecting neurodiversity means not starting with an assumption of what people want or need. Christian discipleship always happens within a specific context. Start with the people who are present and adjust the practices accordingly. It is more complicated than a standard way of discipleship but it is a way that respects that different ways God has created us.
I was young and early in my career, eager to prove myself and terrified of being perceived as being anything but in total control of my charge. I was not at all happy to be outside of the walls of the school ... I did not want to be walking to church.
There is a subtle panic in her eyes: she is trying to read me, trying to understand what it is I could want from her, but she picks up nothing at all from my best encouraging face.
I had ideas when he was born of what his adulthood would be like. Reality will be different than my imagination.
In his honest wrestling with God along a journey of surprise, despair, faith, and aching joy, Jason leads his readers through key Biblical truths, important psychological reflections, and deeply personal insights.
My prayer for all five our children, those with and without autism, is that God would reveal himself in a way that they would understand.
I know, as a parent of two children with autism, that it is much easier to just stay home. The fact that this family attends church regularly is already a "win."