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When spiritual explanations for disability cause harm

My best friend is convinced her autistic son chose his disability before birth to teach the family lessons and I think that's horrible but I don't know how to tell her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning mystical interpretations of suffering can inadvertently blame the vulnerable while comforting the observers.

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