Andrew groaned at the table. It was homework time. He got up for a snack. He got up for a drink. Finally, he could procrastinate no more.
I peeked over at what he was doing... religion.
....aaaaaah now I get it.
Religion homework is hard for Andrew. It's not a lot of writing. It's a simple worksheet. Very much what one might expect. A familiar story and the common reflective questions that show up in Bible studies.
"How did God use so and so to do his plan despite their shortcomings?"
"What did so and so feel about God?"
The questions don't often pull directly from the text but rather ask the reader to pull between the lines.
Andrew flat refuses to do this. He has learned how to look for patterns and identify things like intent in stories and in people he meets. But the Bible has higher stakes.
He looks at me blankly - like - how am I supposed to know God's plan or how God feels. I'm obviously a limited human being.
His teacher tells him to take it seriously. So he does. But he takes it too seriously to complete the assignment. And I wonder...
what does a Bible study designed for autistics look like?
And...
if one exists, I would probably enjoy it.
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