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I'm very busy these days, although some days I get more done than on other days. I still have some things to do as a result of my husband's passing, matters to deal with as a result of taking over the roles that he was responsible for, arrangements to make for repairs needing done to the house...

For those who don't know me, I have three adult children on the autistic spectrum. The two older of these live with me here and the youngest is in supported living accommodation on the other side of town - about a ten minute drive from here. He left his job after he moved to his new...

My husband passed away last June and I am still kept very busy with his affairs, doing stuff that he would have been responsible for, working on things needing done around the house, helping my 3 special needs children with their many issues plus all the responsibilities I had and continue to...

My son sent me this. He had watched Wendell Kimbrough play and sing this Psalm, with another gentleman reading the Psalm and had tried out the same idea at his own church. Both performances were lovely. My son told me that the man who read the Psalm at his church had lost his daughter in a car...

Prepare Ye the Way Part 1 - YouTube Prepare ye the Way Part 2 - YouTube These were cassette tapes of Scripture in Song songs from the '70s. My parents had copies of them and I inherited them. When they became obsolete, I was thrilled to find the recordings on YouTube. We loved singing these...

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Hello, just wondering, are people with autism accepted in the workplace where you are? My son is not accepted or respected where he works and I wondered if other people have the same experience or better. Gillian

My family growing up was very fond of singing grace before a meal. One grace that we were very fond of singing was For Health and Strength, the lyrics of which are: For health and strength and daily food We praise Thy name o Lord. It is sung as a round, which became quite impressive with 8 of...

Found this really useful and informative article on welcoming people with autism into our churches: https://www.oxford.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/autism_guidelines.pdf Gillian

This is a section of society which is often neglected or overlooked by the church and I don't see a forum here which people with intellectual disabilities and their carers could identify with. Does anyone know of any ministries which reach out to such people? Gillian

Hello, Just wondering if people here were brought up in the Baptist denomination or joined it at a later date. I was brought up in the Religious Society of Friends, but attended many different churches in different locations over the years, but when my husband - he was brought up in the...

I would appreciate prayers for my son. He works for the butcher next door to us on a supported employment scheme - he is autistic and has moderate learning difficulties. He is very unhappy there as his employer and other workers do not understand his autism. He cannot work quickly enough for...

I just want to say I am very proud of my autistic son. He recently returned from a two week vacation in our motorhome. He knew that his cousin, who has learning difficulties, and her boyfriend would be staying with my sister and her husband in their summer home, which is not far from where the...

In our church home groups we're looking at how we do church services. I was wondering how other churches represented here do theirs. Some questions - do you pass plates round for the offering or have what they call a 'retiring' offering? Do the children in your congregation leave the service...

What is your favourite hymn or other Christian song at the moment? One that I have been enjoying just singing to myself when I am settling down to sleep is He owns the cattle on a thousand hills, which tells of the riches which are ours as God's children. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills...

A very happy and much-blessed New Year to all my fellow-Golden Eagles! How did you see it in? We did the countdown with Big Ben along with some of our friends at church following a time of food, fun and fellowship - haven't enjoyed seeing in the New Year as much for a long time. Love to all...

Hi, just thought I'd say hello in this forum. I live in Northern Ireland and am married to David, who is a retired medical doctor. We have 4 adult children, none of whom are married and 3 of whom are living at home with us. These 3 are all on the autistic spectrum, but 2 are planning to find...

Do you or anyone one you know have anger issues? How do you deal with them? Gillian

Does your church/fellowship have a praise band - with or without singers? If so, where do they sit/stand? Our church has a praise band which varies in size from week to week and uses a variety of instruments. They sit to one side at the front of the church, beside the organ and the piano...

My son is autistic with learning difficulties but has a job in a butcher's through a supported employment scheme. A big problem he has there is that he is slow at his work. The other employees keep telling him he is being too slow and making snide remarks about it, but he doesn't know how to...