Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
Since it's Autism Awareness Month, I wanted to share some old posts on being a pastor with autism. This one is from 2008 and talks about the positives of being a minister who happens to be autistic.I've been wondering for a while what good is it to have Apergers when you are a pastor. I... Continue Reading →
A friend from high school who has a son with autism shared this video on what's it like for someone that's autistic to take a walk down the street. After watching the video, I can say it's a pretty good simulation of what I and others live with all the time.
Rod Dreher, who has a son who is also autistic, wrote a post called the "Gift of Autism," and he said he wrote that title with some trepidation.As someone who is autistic, I can understand that. I know the common thing among those of us who are autistic is to talk about how wonderful being... Continue Reading →
One of the things that kind of comes with the odd package that is me, is that I have a hard time focusing on things. I space out a lot of the time, finding it hard to focus on the task at hand. I seem overstimulated, not able to really filter things out. This leads... Continue Reading →
I am not a good leader.This is not some confession of being guilty of some terrible sin, it's more of a judgement- I'm not a good leader. The people skills that others have, I don't have- at least not naturally. Being someone with Aspergers means having to learn how interact with people, something that is... Continue Reading →
A recent op-ed by psychiatrist Paul Steinberg about Asperger's Syndrome is getting a lot of attention with in autism circles, most of it negative. Steinberg is a little wary of the Asperger diagnosis, saying that it is not "true" autism. He notes: Considered to be at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, Asperger... Continue Reading →
A recent op-ed by psychiatrist Paul Steinberg about Asperger's Syndrome is getting a lot of attention with in autism circles, most of it negative. Steinberg is a little wary of the Asperger diagnosis, saying that it is not "true" autism. He notes: Considered to be at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, Asperger... Continue Reading →
John Elder Robison wrote two articles for Psychology Today three years ago where he mused why he never say any black, male Aspergians or persons with Aspergers Syndrome.Well, as many of you know, I'm black. I'm male. And I have Aspergers. Which I guess means that I'm right up there with unicorns and the Loch... Continue Reading →
John Elder Robison wrote two articles for Psychology Today three years ago where he mused why he never say any black, male Aspergians or persons with Aspergers Syndrome. Well, as many of you know, I'm black. I'm male. And I have Aspergers. Which I guess means that I'm right up there with unicorns and the... Continue Reading →
I love the fact that there is a conference called Epic Fail Pastor's Conference. I am tempted to go to it. This gets me thinking about how pastors are loathe to admit failure. We don't like to look like a complete ass in front of others. We feel that we always have to have an... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 