The tone of the article got my goat. It seemed like an ever-growing set of demands. Where are all these special instructors and minders and mentors and facilitators supposed to come from? Oh, yeah. From the limitless funds and time and people and resources of the church.
The fact is that there are some places and events and activities that are not for absolutely everyone. Some children cannot and should not attend church because they cannot control their crying or screaming. They can be brought to church when they are older and have learned enough self-control. The very fact that a child—autistic or not—cries and screams in church is a clear sign that he does not know where he is or what is going on around him.
The fact is that there are some places and events and activities that are not for absolutely everyone. Some children cannot and should not attend church because they cannot control their crying or screaming. They can be brought to church when they are older and have learned enough self-control. The very fact that a child—autistic or not—cries and screams in church is a clear sign that he does not know where he is or what is going on around him.
FWIW, I believe you have substantially misread this article. There's another one that I intend to post, possibly tomorrow, which may give you some new insight into those cries and screams. "Fixed" touched on it earlier on this thread, but the article I found expands on the idea. I hope that you will take the time to read the upcoming thread when it is posted.