Have you caught up on the recordings from our Faith on the Margins conference? This is a clip from Léon van Ommen and Sheila Akomiah’s presentation on the spiritual and religious lives of non - or minimally - speaking autistic people. Watch all recordings here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

This week's quote is from Léon van Ommen's book, Autism and Worship: "Being in Christ, the believers live a new life, which leads self-evidently to new ways of relating - of being present - to­ each other." www.baylorpress.com/978148131989... Ebook: ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/abdn/det...

In this month's podcast episode, Ian speaks with Henna Cundill on the topic of ADHD and prayer. Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: share.transistor.fm/s/6cfbed73/t...

Faith on the Margins Conference Recordings We are pleased to share that the recordings from our conference in November are now available on YouTube! We had three days of fascinating and enriching presentations and conversations. Watch here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

In this month's CATChat episode Krysia, Ian and Zoe reflect on the New Years Eve (or Hogmanay if you're Scottish) and neurodiversity. Listen here:https://tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: share.transistor.fm/s/d38f5903/t...

This month on the Autism and Theology Podcast Krysia is joined by Harriet Axbey for our annual Christmas episode! 🎄 Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: share.transistor.fm/s/9f3b5aae/t...

This week's quote is from an article on dyslexia and reading the Bible by one of our PhD researchers, Zoe Strong. Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

This month on our CATChat episode Krysia, Ian and Amund (one of our Masters students) reflect on the Centre’s recent conference. Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: share.transistor.fm/s/273054cb/t... Recordings of the conference will be made available before the end of December.

This week's quote is from an article by one of our PhD researchers, Christopher Barber, on autism and spirituality. Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... Listen to our podcast episode with Christopher: open.spotify.com/episode/1STq...

Some of our followers may be interested in this Seen&Unseen article by one of our researchers, Dr Henna Cundill: ‘How to help someone with ADHD to live well’ www.seenandunseen.com/how-help-som...

This week's quote is from an article by a few of our researchers which discusses the emerging field of autism and theology. Read the full article here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...

In this month's episode, Ian talks with Jon Machnee from the Christianity on the Spectrum podcast about his insights into autistic experiences of Christianity Listen: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript: share.transistor.fm/s/aab2606b/transcript.txt

There is still time to register for the Faith on the Margins conference taking place 5th-7th November! www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/research/centres/centre-for-autism-and-theology/conference-november-2025/

This week's quote is from one of our PhD researchers, Elizabeth Peach. Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Our online conference takes place next week on the 5th - 7th November! Faith on the Margins: Engaging with Nonspeaking and Black Autistic Christians See the full conference schedule and FAQs here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc... Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

This week's quote is by Krysia Waldock. "Through asking questions of the leadership team regarding access requirements and needs, I was placed in the position of “impossible subject.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23312521.2023.2249452

Frequently asked questions for our upcoming conference! We hope this gives you all the answers you need, but please email [email protected] if you still have any questions. A full conference schedule can be found here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc... Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

This week's quote is from Léon van Ommen. an autistic reader ‘froze’ during his turn to give the reading. The congregation had clearly learned to deal with such moments in patience, giving the person time, without fuss or intervention. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1756073X.2022.2080630

In this month's CATChat episode, Ian and Krysia talk about autism, research, and public engagement. They discuss different ways that they share about their research publicly and in their communities. Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript: share.transistor.fm/s/7e8b9193/t...

Faith on the Margins Conference 5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐 Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Day 1: Autism and spirituality Day 2: Autism and communication Day 3: Autism and ethnically minoritised communities #autism #autismtheology #autismchurchity

This week's quote is from an article by one of our researchers, Lizzy Peach. "If non-autistic ways of showing love or welcome are valued more highly in our churches, this is a challenge to our understanding of what it means to be a follower of Christ." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"being able to practice social interaction within a safe space, within a fictional universe where there are no real-world consequences, presents great value to the autistic person." ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TIS/article/view/2576

In this month's episode Zoe speaks with Rachel Terlop about neurodiversity and creative practice 🎨 Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript: share.transistor.fm/s/cf7d6555/t... Find out more about Rachel: www.mrsterlop.com

🚨 New publication 🚨 One of our PhD researchers, Lizzy Peach, has recently published an article in the Journal of Practical Theology titled: Autistic Christians and their experiences of faith, worship, and community in Evangelical churches in the UK www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Explore more about what celebrating the image of God in everybody means in worship with @autismtheology.bsky.social Director, Dr Leon Van Ommen at @sarumcollege.bsky.social online on 9th Oct: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

"Empathy can be developed and discerned, even when there is a significant barrier in language and lifeworld. It can contribute to the kind of understanding needed for the task of practical theology." aura.abdn.ac.uk/server/api/core/bitstreams/ad3d9948-b819-4693-a541-03668a0e9158/content

Faith on the Margins: Engaging with Nonspeaking and Black Autistic Christians 5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐 Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rRkrjJxf1EmQdz7Dz8UrPzNFa7ljapNItVtbi6_NWAZUNkw1Qko3OUVTRVZNOTJWVjlITDhSSFpCNy4u

This week's quote is from a chapter by Léon van Ommen and Krysia Waldock. "...differences are not going away. But when non-autistic people get to know autistic people, they will also start to value autistic people and appreciate their gifts." wipfandstock.com/9798385203321/pathways-to-belonging/

Can you believe we have been running the Autism and Theology Podcast for 2 years?! In this month's CATChat episode, we reflect on the last year and look ahead to what we have planned for this coming year. Listen: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript: share.transistor.fm/s/e2c18781/t...

We had a fantastic time at the Ecclesiology and Ethnography conference in Durham last week! It was a great opportunity to showcase some of the Centre’s work and hear from so many interesting scholars researching people and the church.

This week's quote is from Henna Cundill. God has always been attentive to those who feel divergent. While the media circus may be new, we can be sure that God has always been attentive to those with ADHD. seenandunseen.com/paying-attention-adhd-it-really-just-fad

Faith on the Margins: Engaging with Nonspeaking and Black Autistic Christians 5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐 Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rRkrjJxf1EmQdz7Dz8UrPzNFa7ljapNItVtbi6_NWAZUNkw1Qko3OUVTRVZNOTJWVjlITDhSSFpCNy4u #autism #autismtheology #autismchurch

This week's quote is from an article on dyslexia and reading the Bible by Zoe Strong and Léon van Ommen. Read the article here: tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/23312521.2022.2041531?needAccess=true

On this month's episode of the Autism and Theology podcast, Krysia speaks with Brian Irvine from the Centre for Research in Autism and Education. They discuss perceptual processing and faith. Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: share.transistor.fm/s/5e25cac1/t...

What does autism contribute to your research? Hear from a few of our researchers at the Centre about their experiences. Watch the full video and more here: youtu.be/QrYOzJoYD7M?...

This quote is by Léon van Ommen and Krysia Waldock. "Rather than focusing on inclusion checklists and goals, churches should learn to come alongside and deeply reflect on how we ‘do church’ and what we all bring to this thing we call ‘church’" wipfandstock.com/9798385203321/pathways-to-belonging/

A clip from our latest podcast episode with Luke Aylen 🎙️ Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: share.transistor.fm/s/4c1d67cc/t... Get the book here: spckpublishing.co.uk/the-forgotten-palace

The Centre for Autism and Theology has a number of researchers exploring topics ranging from worship and the senses, leadership, and other types of neurodiversity such as dyslexia and ADHD 📚 Interested in studying with us? Email [email protected]

This week's quote is from an article by our co-director, Grant Macaskill. "Where Christians undervalue others because they do not fit a certain expectation of how a believer will look and sound, something is functioning as an idol." Read the article here: doi.org/10.1080/2331...

In this month's CATChat episode, Ian, Krysia and Zoe reflect on autism and temperature sensitivity. They also discuss how churches can be aware of this and support congregation members. Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript: share.transistor.fm/s/dfe08f50/t...

Have you had a look at the Faith and Our Senses Bible Study yet? 📚 Find out more: www.autismchurch.com/resources

This week's quote is from an article by Paula Duncan and Zoe Strong where they explore humour and the importance of challenging stereotypes and misconceptions in mental health and neurodivergence. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23312521.2024.2441436

One of our researchers, Dr Henna Cundill, is speaking at an online event. This is not an event run by the Centre but we are sure it will be of interest to many of our followers. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, 3rd September 2025 1:00–2:00pm us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6CfFl23VQoGdZ8YKLCLZ8Q

The following conference may be of interest to some of our followers. Please note that this is not run by the Centre for Autism and Theology, and any questions should be directed to [email protected]

This week's quote is by Henna Cundill and Léon van Ommen empathy is important for understanding what kind of change practical theologians should seek to make, taking into account different perspectives, including members of the Christian community who find themselves marginalized

On this month's episode of the Autism and Theology podcast, we hear from Luke Aylen who shares about writing a neurodivergent fictional character for his children's book, The Forgotten Palace. Listen here: tr.ee/v1JmTAcjX6 Transcript here: spckpublishing.co.uk/the-forgotten-palace

In July, our co-director, Léon, had the privilege of speaking at the Church of Pentecost UK’s Breakfast Meeting in Glasgow. He shared on the topic: ‘Understanding Autism in God’s Family.’

This week's quote is from Henna Cundill "When a large proportion of the population starts to experience the same disablement, it becomes economically worthwhile for employers or other authorities to address the problem" seenandunseen.com/we-dont-have-over-diagnosis-problem-we-have-society-problem

At our webinar in June we had the pleasure of hearing from Dr Krysia Waldock on 'The 'Impossible Subjects'? Exploring autistic people's inclusion and belonging' You can watch the full webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wNB1W2KvU&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH74-RZvegXzmwxufEHJfQGo&index=1

Our quote this week is from our co-director Léon van Ommen's book, Autism and Worship. "a particular way of being in the world, even when that differs from the norms of the group, does not mean less valuable." Get the book here: www.baylorpress.com/9781481319898/autism-and-worship/