Here is a Psalm written by my special needs son Josiah, who interfaces with the Lord with an unveiled face. I am so blessed to see how he is truly bringing forth “fruit that will remain” for the Kingdom of God. Praise the Lord that He is working so vitally in & through this precious, unique, & complex soul. ❤
Well it’s been a while since I’ve done a post here on my main blog so let’s just dive in. I met another mother of an autistic adult child the other day & offered to share a link to one of my blog posts that still gets attention all these years later:
Well in the course of emailing her that link I decided to see if I could find the original source blog & perhaps some other potentially interesting material either she or her daughter might enjoy. Here’s an excerpt from that email with some of those links:
Here is the original post that my above writing was in reference to, in the archive:
& here is an archive of her main blog:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170709115258/https://anonymouslyautistic.net/
I’ll do a quick WordPress search to see if there are other young ladies on the autism spectrum who have sites that Might be of interest to you &/or your daughter. By the way, Word Press offers free blogging & website services, as well as paid levels with greater functionality, so it could offer a “community” where you &/or your daughter may find like minded people with shared interests…
Ok searching just within WP there is Way Too Much to share in a casual email. Here is a link that has multiple blogs authored by the actually autistic:
Well I was searching within Word Press & found a huge amount of material that I hope to dive into, but in case I don’t, here, at least in an accessible manner, is what looked interesting to me, without digging in to any of these posts or sites & evaluating them. I’m sharing them here Purely FYI…
These are going to be in no particular order, as I’m frantically writing this post at the library & have just over an hour before I get kicked off their system. There are posts &/or sites that are About autism, that are Written By the autistic spectrum individual, or are written by a family member, some informational or research focused, & also some creative &/or artistic material that touches on autism.
Looks like I should check this next one out & possibly share a link to my original post in comments there:
The intimate link between ADHD and autism
https://lifewithautismorg.wordpress.com/
https://gradypbrown.wordpress.com/
http://thinkingautismguide.com/
THE AUTISM WALL AND COMMUNITY
https://gettingrealwithautism.wordpress.com/
Home
https://davisbrotherlylove.com/
https://neurodivergentrebel.com/
https://dadofautism.wordpress.com/
https://autisticconsciousness.wordpress.com/
https://ladyautismblog.wordpress.com/
https://navigatingautism.wordpress.com/
http://hollymollyartistic.com/
https://autisticinnerspace.wordpress.com/
https://onceuponalifeofautism.wordpress.com/
https://jtwiggar.wordpress.com/
https://autismchurchministry.com/
My Autistic Journal
Here’s one of the recent posts from the above blog, which will hopefully show:
I’m Invited to the Table of the Lord: The Lord’s Table & Hospitality
https://tallyaspiedad.wordpress.com/
https://pensiveaspie.wordpress.com/
https://autismthoughts.wordpress.com/
http://myonebeautifulthing.com/
Whoa, when I saw this next one my heart skipped a beat for I have the same theme for my archived site of a medically themed blog regarding my autistic son’s liver transplant journey, from my perspective: JazzmanJournal.wordpress.com
Adult Autism Awareness
Autism: The Real Truth
I’m going to go out on a limb & say, without reading the above (yet) that autism is most likely rare among the Amish because they do not vaccinate their children. Vaccines are apparently a Major Cause/Factor in developing autism. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, has been doing significant work in exposing these dangers with an (his?) organization called Children’s Health Defense, I believe.
Here’s another one where I might need to drop a link to my Autism, ADHD, & girls post:
The doctor’s question about my son’s autism that changed everything
Home
Well that’s the end of my super eclectic collection of autism posts &/or sites of interest to me found today within Word Press. Frankly I wish that I had time to read & process ALL of them but we’ll see. If it turns out that I really end up digging in enough to comment elsewhere I’ll probably copy such writings back into my blog, possibly in comments to this post, in a new post, or even interspersed above within this post.
Blessings & Best Regards to all who stop by who are, who might be, who love, who ponder, who pray, who research, who play, who wrestle, who rest, who reflect, who create, who inspire, who thrive, who trailblaze, who amaze, who gaze, from within, without, beside, behind, beyond, above, & below Autism & The Spectrum. May God guide, heal, direct, instruct, indwell, protect, shelter, sustain, & love us all!
In Jesus’ Love
There is a moving story posted on the ukdailymail website here:
Please read the original article for extra details…It is such an encouragement to hear about others reaching out in kindness to a family during a time of struggle. I have many memories from my Spectrum Son’s younger days where he had such challenges coping with sensory and/or emotional overload. Had anyone ever done/said something similar to what was done for this family for us it would surely have become a treasured memory. Thank you, Lord, for the “random acts of kindness” of strangers…for reaching into the midst of our struggles and lightening the load in unexpected and much appreciated ways!
Blessings to all,
Valerie
from a Google Image search for “scripture encouragement”
Below, the image is from the original article & tells much of the tale…
‘Our server was gracious and sweet,’ Heustess wrote in her post; she said her faith in humanity had been restored after the Cracker Barrel encounter
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4446186/Mother-autistic-boy-moved-sweet-note-server-left.html#ixzz4fKb4S7sq
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