I had an interesting conversation recently with a very wonderful godly gentleman who has an elder son with Asperger's syndrome. Asperger's is part of the autism spectrum. People with it are generally very able in their speech, but lack relating skills.
His comment about his son was: "Well, he can't relate to his peers well at all. But on the other hand, he has a wonderful capacity to really love people. Really - which is more important??"
It's an interesting question. Which is more important? And what is love? If you can't relate to your peers, how do you show love? How do others show love to you if they can't relate to you? If I could choose either love or relating skills, which would it be?
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Hey, Bro here.
We had a kid with Asperger's in our youth group in Gunny. His dad had it too. It was interesting watching him develop. as a young teenager he had a hard time, but he learned conscious coping mechanisms for some things and blossomed really well. He is a nice guy to talk to now.
have a good day,
enjoy the baldness in the house. is it staying? I hope so, I wish I had stayed bald longer. I'd do it again except the regrowth was just sooooo painful and ugly.
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