Autism

[HNA444]

I am curious, are those who have severe cognitive and multiple impairments going to go to Heaven, since they do not sin and are not aware of if they do??? I feel so deeply for them, but I wonder since they cannot participate in church or pray, since they are severely disabled, will they still go to Heaven??

 

[choy]

of course

they keep their innocence therefore they do not sin

that is my opinion on it

man has the ability to know between good and evil, and the ability to choose between those two. people with mental disabilities or diminished mental capacities may not have the required knowledge of good and evil and/or the ability of conscious thought to choose between the two. therefore they cannot sin.

 

[bookgirl32]

Since they are human and inheret original sin, baptism would still be in order. Although it would be no fault of their own if they were not baptised, so I would assume they would fall into the same category of unbaptised infants. I believe, and could be wrong, that Pope Benedict commented on the fate of unbaptised infants since he became pope. Pretty sure though, too, that it was not considered an infallible statement.

 

[puzzleannie]

I am curious, are those who have severe cognitive and multiple impairments going to go to Heaven, since they do not sin and are not aware of if they do??? I feel so deeply for them, but I wonder since they cannot participate in church or pray, since they are severely disabled, will they still go to Heaven??

God equips everyone with the means to hear, know and accept Him. Paul reminds us the Holy Spirit prays for those who cannot pray, far more deeply and effectively than we with supposedly more “ability” are able to pray. The Holy Spirit will fill in anything needed for these innocents. For this reason Jesus says, let the little children come to Me. These are the little ones of whom He speaks.

 

[Ambrose]

I have a 21 year old daughter with autism, she does fine. She holds a down a part time job, & prays the rosary with the family. I think she kinda likes it because of the repetition. We always insist she go to Mass with us and there’s never any pushback from her on anything the family does spiritualy as a group.

I talk to the kids about confession some, but I don’t insist she go, it’s probably been years since her last confession. I really see her as a lamb, very innocent and I’m not sure how well she is developed in terms of a sense of sin or having a conscience. Thats sounds bad doesn’t it ? As her dad guess I should know but I’ve never gotten the sense that she’s one we need to talk to about morals, sin ect.

Luckily she’s high functioning, loves our Priest friends who also love her, and is really a joy to be around.

I appreciate this thread, it makes me see or I should say reminds me how blessed I am to have her for a daughter.

 

[FCEGM]

I have a 21 year old daughter with autism, she does fine. She holds a down a part time job, & prays the rosary with the family. I think she kinda likes it because of the repetition. We always insist she go to Mass with us and there’s never any pushback from her on anything the family does spiritualy as a group.

I talk to the kids about confession some, but I don’t insist she go, it’s probably been years since her last confession. I really see her as a lamb, very innocent and I’m not sure how well she is developed in terms of a sense of sin or having a conscience. Thats sounds bad doesn’t it ? As her dad guess I should know but I’ve never gotten the sense that she’s one we need to talk to about morals, sin ect.

Luckily she’s high functioning, loves our Priest friends who also love her, and is really a joy to be around.

I appreciate this thread, it makes me see or I should say reminds me how blessed I am to have her for a daughter.

I can say the same about my daughter (36) with Down Syndrome. She has been baptized and confirmed, weekly attends Mass with us (and sometimes Mass during the week) and periodically goes to confession through the excellent special education program at our parish (SPRED spred.org/).

We are truly blessed to have her in our lives.

 

[HNA444]

I have a 21 year old daughter with autism, she does fine. She holds a down a part time job, & prays the rosary with the family. I think she kinda likes it because of the repetition. We always insist she go to Mass with us and there’s never any pushback from her on anything the family does spiritualy as a group.

I talk to the kids about confession some, but I don’t insist she go, it’s probably been years since her last confession. I really see her as a lamb, very innocent and I’m not sure how well she is developed in terms of a sense of sin or having a conscience. Thats sounds bad doesn’t it ? As her dad guess I should know but I’ve never gotten the sense that she’s one we need to talk to about morals, sin ect.

Luckily she’s high functioning, loves our Priest friends who also love her, and is really a joy to be around.

I appreciate this thread, it makes me see or I should say reminds me how blessed I am to have her for a daughter.

Aw, that’s so sweet. And, good to know they are so innocent and will go to Heaven