The tragedy of autism

Some wise words from Claire Williams:

This lived life is peculiar, at odds with the world around us. Autistic lives appear in a different stream of humanity’s being-in-the-world, out of sync with the majority. This leads to situations where we feel that we are on the outside looking in, unsure of where or whether we will fit. In the worst instances of this we can be rejected body and soul by other people and by the church. This is the true tragedy of autism. (Peculiar Discipleship, p. 209)