Comments on: Prayers for Families Touched by Autism

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:04:57 +0000

Thank you for addressing Autism on Autism sunday. I didn’t find out about it until it was to late to plan anything. However, my Pastor did a great job writing a beautiful petition. He has agreed to let me do something more next year and I plan to celebrate and inform others. I have two girls with Aspergers. It makes it very difficult in church when your child has no visible signs of a development disorder, but their behavior gives them away. Often others may think it reflects poor parenting. I often thank God for the gift of Autism in my family. My girls have opened my eyes to many of discoveries. I know they are made perfectly how God intendend for them. They have there struggles and so do I. But through those struggles God has a grand purpose for them and me. Now, we just need to get the world to see the gift of Autism as God has made them, perfectly in his eyes.

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:57:21 +0000

Beautifully said, Heidi!

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By: Christine Baglow

Christine Baglow — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:55:40 +0000

Thank you, Heidi, for your beautiful and touching article about Autism and Aspergers Syndrome. I have a son with a dual diagnosis of High Functioning Autism/Aspergers Syndrome. He is a marvelous boy with a brilliant sense of humor and lots of smarts. He is not a prodigy like Rain Man, but he is developing in body, mind and spirit in the loving hands of Our Father. We live in a ongoing cycle of miracles, triumphs, setbacks and growth. All of us. My husband, my two “normally” developing children, my autistic son and myself. Every day is new. Every day is a gift from God. Some days are hard, really hard.
Our son’s name is John. A friend once remarked that, like his patron, St. John the Baptist, our son’ mere presence calls us daily to make straight our paths and keep our hearts and eyes fixed on the Lamb of God. On the days when our John most resembles the wild-eyed, locust eating, desert dweller we are reminded that that is exactly the stuff that Saints are made of! Praise God!