Autism Interview #149: James Shirley on the Intersection of Disability and Religion

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James Shirley is a truck driver, ordained minister, and vlogger from Pennsylvania with an M.A. in Theology. He identifies as INFJ and is passionate about disability advocacy and is actively involved in many disability and human rights organizations, corresponds with elected officials to improve public policy, and is working on a film about disability experience. This week James shared this experience with the intersection of disability and religion and how he’s managed life throughout multiple abuses.

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Autism Interview #146: Dr. Mordehai Benhamou on Self Acceptance

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Dr. Mordehai Benhamou is an author, lecturer, professional guitarist, and Algerian Jew from Israel. His recently published Autism, Falafel, and Rock and Roll: A journey to an atypical world is a scientific memoir that explores his journey of self acceptance. He grew up in Paris and had a tumultuous journey of self-discovery that left him homeless before eventually accepting his diagnosis and moving to Israel to lecture about his life. This week he shared some of his journey and the inspiration for his new book.

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Why Educating Autistic Children About Sexual Safety Matters

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The following article was written by Madison C. Beresford, PhD, and is published here with his permission. Madison is an autistic counselor, writer, and educator, and serves as Executive Director and Senior Counselor at JoyCare Biblical Counseling Center. He works primarily with autistic teens and adults, people diagnosed later in life, neurodivergent couples, and families.

As an autistic adult himself, Madison brings both personal experience and professional training to his work. He helps people better understand autism, relationships, emotional regulation, masking, and what it looks like to live well without constantly trying to appear less autistic. He provides Christian autism counseling in the Raleigh and Wake Forest, North Carolina area and online.

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