[nabs-l] having a hard time fitting in at church

[Lavonya Gardner]

I just did my daughter's hair, I love to travel, and go to conventions. You would b should if you new where I have the most trouble fitting in. 

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On Sep 20, 2012, at 15:46, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:

> You go girl!At 11:23 AM 9/20/2012, Lavonya Gardner wrote:
>> I love me as I am. (blind and autistic.) there's nothing "wrong" with either. I live on my own, raise my 7 year autistic daughter, go to class/work adjustment program, and do as I please, with support, but I do it. I dance do speeches and write books.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Sep 20, 2012, at 13:07, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > Good morning, Lavonya,
>> >
>> > You know, in some cultures (the one that comes to mind is the Hmong) people with an affect like your's are considdered to be healers, or shamen.
>> > The church people, then, clearly are missing out! Don't they know there is room for everyone???
>> > At 08:58 AM 9/20/2012, Sarah wrote:
>> >> That sounds like a horrible discriminating church if you ask me.
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
>> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> >> Date sent: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:16:44 -0400
>> >> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] having a hard time fitting in at church
>> >>
>> >> I was told that I  wasn't fowling gods word because I couldn't talk.  And my sensory input is way, causing me to scream if things r too bright, loud, or if touched.  Or handle any change.
>> >> They thought I was dumb.  They also thought  that I was cursing them out, when I would make sounds or sign, and that my blindness was my punishment for not letting them touch me.
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >> On Sep 19, 2012, at 16:49, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How can they throw you out of a church just because you're autistic? Sounds like discrimination to me!
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
>> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> >> Date sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:16:55 -0400
>> >> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] having a hard time fitting in at church
>> >>
>> >> I have been thrown out of 25 churches, due to my autism.  They seem to be fine with me being blind, but autism was not.  So now I attend 2 churches.  1 of them has sometimes 15 blind people at a time.  At the other church, I am the only blind person? I am on the dance team.  I still do not fit in, but I do try to do ad much ad I can, and try and be ne'er people with my interests.
>> >> Have you tried finding people to talk to that have your interests?
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >> On Sep 19, 2012, at 10:49, Andrew Edgcumbe <andrewjedg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi nabs students readers
>> >>
>> >> I hope you all are doing well.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Anyway
>> >> I am struggling with fitting in at my church and things.
>> >>
>> >> I  been having a hard time finding friends to talk to there and things.
>> >>
>> >> They all seem to talk to each other and just walk away from me and things.
>> >> every time after the service is over they just talk to each other's
>> >> friends and i am not really talked to much at all i am often left
>> >> sitting alone sometimes they walk out of the church pew all together
>> >> and things i get left behind allot i don't get included in going out
>> >> to lunch and things like that.
>> >>
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