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December 2019

December 02, 2019

Christians Should Embrace Neurodiversity

I am an autistic priest. When I was first diagnosed with autism as a priest,...

November 2019

November 18, 2019

Fr. Dominic Valanmanal, Please Stop Attacking Autistics UPDATED

Fr. Dominic Valanmanal is at it again. This priest compared us autistics to animals and...

November 06, 2019

Entrevista con un sacerdote autista, el P. Matthew Schneider, LC

[For my regular readers in English, this is an interview I gave in Spanish on...

November 05, 2019

A Guide to Helping Your Special Needs Child

A few months back I got Spiritually Able: A Parent’s Guide to Teaching the Faith...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

Autistic Confession: Tips for Both Sides of the Screen

I recently wrote a piece on confession for autistics. I want to help both the...

October 17, 2019

Christians, Please Call Us Autistic, Blind, and Deaf

When I have posted about autism, I occasionally have had an argument about terminology. I...

October 10, 2019

Dealing with Autistic Sensory Issues at Mass

Following in my series of videos on autism and Catholicism, today I address issues surrounding...

October 01, 2019

Study: Autistic Kids Struggle in the Catholic Church

I can talk all I want about my experience of autism in the Church or...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Deep Autistic Prayer: A Personal Prayer Beyond Words

When we autistics pray, we can go deep. However, autistic prayer is slightly different from...

September 04, 2019

Autistic Memory and Prayer

We autistics tend to have a really amazing memory. I have said before that friends...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Hyposensitivity in Autistics

Part of the diagnostic criteria for autism is sensory irregularities. This can be hypersensitivity and...

August 25, 2019

Pope Francis Greets an Autistic Girl

Pope Francis greeted an autistic girl from Naples at his Wednesday audience this week. It...

August 23, 2019

Adaptive First Communion Preparation Kit Unboxing

Before I spoke about if autistic children should receive first Communion. They should, in case...

July 2019

July 23, 2019

Autism Is NOT Due to Parental Sin, Fr. Valanmanal

I’m surprised I need to say that autism is not due to parental sin. However,...

July 19, 2019

Helping Out at a Special Needs Mass

A few weeks back I was visiting my family in Calgary and helped out with...

June 2019

June 19, 2019

Autistics Should Be Welcome in Church (Re: Evensong at Cambridge)

Last Sunday, Dr. Paul Rimmer took his autistic son to Evensong at King’s College at Cambridge. They...

May 2019

May 09, 2019

What Is It Like Being an Autistic Priest?

I am an autistic priest. It is the only life I know. However, being both...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Working with Pastors Regarding Special Needs Kids

Tomorrow, I am going to the Catholic Parents of Special Needs Children Conference in New...

April 09, 2019

Autistic Children Should Receive First Communion!

Some people don't know this, but the Vatican and US bishops are very clear that...

April 02, 2019

Yes, I am Autistic -Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Today, on World Autism Awareness Day, I decided to come forward about being autistic. Below...

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