[Tax-chick]

If the church treats the low-functioning autistic person as only a disruption, as if they are incapable of "getting anything" from attending church, it is tantamount to a declaration that they are fools.

Yes, that does follow. Also, the issue of whether the person "gets anything" out of church attendance ignores the question of whether he contributes anything. I don't think we, as Christians, want to be in the business of saying that a severely handicapped person can't be a gift to others, whether in church or elsewhere.

[PastorBooks]

“Also, the issue of whether the person “gets anything” out of church attendance ignores the question of whether he contributes anything.”

If a person has no comprehension, he or she can still be the recipient of the love of others. A baby doesn’t know what is going on around them. Yet the baby has the attention of everyone who walks by.

Our value as human beings created in the image of God is enough reason to be part of a fellowship.