Autism and Faith: Inclusion and Acceptance at Places of Worship

... , she collapsed on the floor, and prayed: "'God, if You're real, You've got to talk to me.'" And before she got up, she knew she would stay. She would fight for her baby. Her faith in God would sustain her. He would provide spiritual healing, she said.

Mrs. Verga is not alone in drawing strength or identity from religious faith. Four-fifths of Americans identify with a religion, according to Pew Research.¹ But what she did afterward – and why – highlights an important difference in the autism community, one explored in several research studies.









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