hi

[gal4God]

do u find the "help" u get 2 help u with ur AS make u feel worse bout having As and turns u away from God?
God Bless
Fionaban

 

[uniquetadpole]

No...but then again I wasn't diagnosed until last June...so I spent my entire life without any help...which did turn me away from God at times...people would not accept me "as is" and so I had a hard time accepting me and believing that God accepted me. But then I went to camp during the summers of the last couple of years at College and really started walking with God...then I graduated and came back to stay with my parents...met someone...fell in Love...moved out...he was pretty abusive to me and I walked away from God again...He was the one person that really tried to change me into something that society would accepyt so to speak. I could never get the talking to other people right...I spoke when I wasn't supposed to and didn't speak up when I should...I was "rude"...and anti-social...etc. Oh and boy did he try to help...made fun of me to try to make me aware and remind me I was doing something that wasn't appropriate...I started seeing myself through his eyes...and I grew up my entire life trying to figure out what it is that I am supposed to be doing all the time...talk about feeling worse about who I was...yep...sure did...now I didn't know it was AS at the time but that is what it was...and yeah I turned away from Him...but you know what...He waited for me to come back...and I did and boy am I so glad...but I am also glad He gave me the freedom to walk away and that I did...because if I hadn't I would never haveunderstood the prodigal son story...at least not in the way I do now...it has brought on a whole new meaning to me.

Hang in there Fionaban...and try to see yourself as God see you...it will take a long time to do but just look for glimpses here and there and eventually you will see the entire picture...And if you walk away...He will be waiting for You...no mater how long it takes you to come home...because He created you and He loves you so much...I will pray that you can keep your eyes focused on Him instead of Your AS...

You know...that may just be the answer...maybe you and those around you are so focused on your AS they can't see Christ's glow in you...maybe if you practice focusing on God...and let Him do the rest...the AS won't seem so bad to you...and maybe then others will be able to see God in you rather than AS in you...I don't know...the thought just occurred to me...

PM me if you want to talk in more details...maybe I can help you see things more the way God probably sees them...I would love to be able to help you, sweetie

hugs,
Tad

 

[Yusuphhai]

Hi

Maybe Autism or Aspergers makes one be far away from Lord one step if he(she) feels worse by himself,but helping others would makes one approach Lord two steps.That is what you said.

Love,Yusuph

 

[vespasia]

You placed help in commas.
Are you using help in a sarcastic way or a literal way?

 

[gal4God]

its in commas cos its ment 2 b help but i don't feel it is.

 

[exwitchoz]

I know what you mean... sometimes the heavens seem like brass to me and that God is so far away it's just not funny... REALLY felt TOTALLY forsaken at times...

But I find comfort in reading Bible stories particularly those in the Old testament... *shrugs* I know a lot of ppl tend to shy away from the Old Testament because God seems so angry to them... but when I read it I have to say that I've never encountered such a bunch of total screw ups as you'll find in there in my entire life... but thru it all God was with them...

Hey! There's murder, mayhem, plots, intrigues, suicides, conspiracies, all sorts... and these are by the 'good guys'!!!! But thru it all God is with them... watching over them... steering their path ... and bringing them closer to Him...

Now THAT I find pretty cool... When we can't find God, He finds us... We mightn't always see it or be aware of it... but He's there...

Hope this makes some sort of sense...

 

[vespasia]

fionaban please bear with me as I struggle with understanding abbreviations and the use of texting in place of longer words.

If I have understood (do correct me if I have not) it is the people who try to help you negotiate through areas you struggle with who can make how you consider God better or worse.

Yes?

My AS does not turn me away from God as logically God is the only acceptable answer I have for creation. Scientific theories on their own do not explain diversity and for a universe that might have happened by 'accident' there is too much of it. My AS makes me acknowledge God as the most awesome scientist cum inventor cum chemist cum critical analytical thinker ever.

How people treat me affects how I react to them. I dislike those who treat me as an idiot. True I have not an idea how to handle small talk at all and social situations make me behave badly as I intensely hate them but that does not mean I cannot locate discrepancies in financial books or put together strands of data in the correct order far faster than most.
I get very angry with those who claim I have AS because I have a demon of AS. Those people are dangerous.

 

[gal4God]

i agree with u bout ppl who clain ppl have demon of AS are dangerous. do u turn 2 God with ur probs bout AS?

 

[gal4God]

thanx Tad 4 ur very helpfull post

 

[uniquetadpole]

thanx Tad 4 ur very helpfull post

You are very welcome...I am glad I can help some.