June’s Village – YouTube, Art, & Autism
Welcome! You can call me Junes...I’m Autistic and Catholic! I want to share my faith and village with you!
Respecting Neurodiversity in the Church
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.
Ultra Servant
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.
A poem – Sensory Processing Disorder
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.
Autism, Adulthood and Aspirations
I had ideas when he was born of what his adulthood would be like. Reality will be different than my imagination.
Aching Joy (Book Preview)
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.
Sharing faith with children with autism (Stephen Bedard)
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.
When church gets loud: Insights from a pastor
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."
Ministering With Autism (Stephen J Bedard)
What is it like to be a person with autism and to be a pastor of a church? That was a question that I was curious about until one day I found out that I had been one for fourteen years.
Ministering With Autism (Ron Sandison)
At eight years old I was diagnosed with autism. The educational specialists and doctors informed my parents that I would probably never read beyond a seventh grade level, attended college, or have a career. My mom was determined to prove the experts wrong by developing my unique gifts. As Proverbs 22:29 says, “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.” For me to develop my skills and be a minister I had to overcome five main autism quirks.