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

[Sarah]

I can't accept changes very good.  I have meltdowns very easily 
and suffer from panic attacks.

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From: Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:10:03 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] having a hard time fitting in at church

I was yelled at a lot, so I would throw things and scream.  If I 
was touched I would scream, hit, and bite, not because I wanted 
too, I am still that way when touched unexpectedly.  I have 
sensory prossesing issues, comman with autism.  I also have to be 
close to whatever I need to se.  I can see some,.

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On Sep 20, 2012, at 11:58, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:

 That sounds like a horrible discriminating church if you ask me.

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 From: Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
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 Date sent: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:16:44 -0400
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 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.

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 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
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 Date sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:16:55 -0400
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 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?

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 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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