Tactile defensiveness in autistic individuals is the least investigated sensory modality. The
current multi-component, explorative study aimed to understand the experiences of ten …

Neurodivergent people have been reported in academic literature to not always feel a sense
of belonging within church congregations. Previous scholarship has highlighted that some …

Autism research is a dynamic and broad field covering many disciplines. However, the
Autistic voice is not always present in Autism research, notably empirical Autism research, in …

The way autistic people experience worship services is typically different from the majority,
non-autistic church population. These autistic ways of experiencing worship, however, are …

Autistic people contend with high levels of stigma in many cultures worldwide. There is a
scarcity of literature on stigma in relation to autism in faith communities and virtually no …

People with different needs and abilities continue to be marginalized by society, including by
church communities. One of these groups is people on the autism spectrum. Disability …

The idea of the autistic mother, and interest in autistic mothering and motherhood, is an
emergent area of popular and academic interest which, until very recently, was missing from …

Theological reflection on autism is a fairly recent development, although several practical
resources for churches seeking to be inclusive of autistic people have been published since …

This article considers evangelical conversion and the practices that are associated with it.
Evangelicals use the giving of oral testimony as a method of illustrating the change that …

Theological education has yet to grapple with the complexities of autistic lives and the wider
neurodiversity movement. This article discusses the ways in which theological education is …