God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us

"How do we experience God? God loves us as autistics and asks us to respond with our whole autistic selves―that is, autistically." ―Fr. Matthew Schneider
Fr. Matthew Schneider, a priest on the autism spectrum, knows the particular challenges that autistics face in prayer, as well as the autistic traits that can be leveraged to deepen one's prayer. With clarity and honesty, he shares from his own experience and that of others on the spectrum to give hope and confidence to readers. This ground-breaking book includes 52 meditations, which provide a coherent progression of material for prayer that can be used on a daily or weekly basis.

Father Matthew P. Schneider is an openly autistic Catholic priest. He's originally from Calgary, Canada, but since joining the Legionaries of Christ, has done ministry across North America. He has written for many publications including the National Catholic Register, America, Crux, Aleteia, and Pauline Books & Media. You can find him on social media at @FrMatthewLC, @AutisticPriest, and FrMatthewLC.com. He currently lives in Northern Virginia, writing a doctoral thesis in moral theology.