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How to stay in religious community when they misunderstand your child's needs

My son has autism and our church keeps suggesting his condition would improve with more faith and prayer and I am tired of fighting this.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Spiritual communities can compound suffering when doctrine replaces compassion in the face of difference.

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