Spiritual Significance of Autism
This post is inspired by a question from a reader named, EG, who asks The Council why so many people are born with Autism if we plan our lives in spirit before we’re born. We encourage you to listen to the recording of this session, which is posted below. There’s more information than we included in the written portion of this post.
The Council says spirits that come into this reality that have chosen Autism have done this to show others here that there are different ways to perceive things, different ways to communicate, and that there are other realities. People who have chosen to be Autistic are very advanced souls who come from other star systems where talking isn’t necessary and they communicate with their minds. Autistic people are filled with love and are very happy living this way. Most people think they are living in their heads, but they are communicating with other advanced souls in the star systems they came from.
It’s very brave for Autistic people to come to our Earthly reality and be so different and try to get the people in this reality to understand them. Autistic people have gone beyond living the way we live in this reality. As they’ve moved on and learned other ways to be and other ways to show love, they have chosen to return to our Earthly reality to teach us these ways.
When these ascended souls who have chosen to be Autistic return to Earth, they wish to be accepted and wish the people around them will feel love for them even though they are so different and so misunderstood. These people aren’t less than us; they’re more advanced than we are. As we learn to love Autistic people, the door opens to deeper understanding of our reality. They come to Earth to teach us greater understanding and to open to differences beyond what we currently understand. This is Autistic peoples’ purpose.
Autistic people are our teachers and we need to sit with them more and experience a loving feeling for these individuals. As we stay in the vibration of love, things advance on many levels. There are many angels around Autistic people feeding energy and love to the people around them so we can get to a place where we have greater understanding.
There isn’t something missing from Autistic people . They don’t need fixing and to be like us, as we often think, but they can teach us. They are here to help us grow in many ways. As we begin to understand this, things in our reality will begin to change.
Autistic people understand what’s going on, but they want to show us another way. This is why sometimes in trying to get us to understand them, they become frustrated when they can’t get their ideas across to us.
The Council says words are an ancient way of communicating and if we could look at how individuals in other realities communicate, we’d realize we’re in the Stone Age. As we advance to other forms of communication we won’t need words, and The Council says we’ll get there in time.
Listen to the recording of our 14-minute session with The Council to hear all their guidance for Very Confused and the rest of us, and let us know what you think.
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1) You are an eternal spiritual being in a physical body.
You are the energy and vibration of continuously expanding love, intelligence, and joy.
Your physical experience in your physical body and your psychological experience of your personality is a small part of the totality of who you truly are.
Let yourself imagine from time to time what it might feel like to experience more of the wondrous totality of who you really are, and don’t be surprised if you are able to experience this more often.
2) You are the creator of all that you experience.
As you open to the possibility your true nature is greater than you ordinarily perceive, it becomes easier to consider the possibility that this expanded you is truly the creator of everything that you experience.
If you’re used to thinking of yourself in a more limited sense, the idea that you are the creator of your experience may be difficult to understand. Our post, What About This Idea That We Create Whatever We Desire, offers insights into this idea.
3) You are here to expand the love you are into physical reality.
You chose, as a spiritual being, to come into this physical reality to experience the joy of expanding the love you are as a spiritual being, into this physical reality. This is your purpose for being here.
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Hi, Anonymous. Ask The Council is definitely an active blog and we continually monitor it’s comments. Thank you for your questions about Autism, chronic illness, and pain. We’ll ask The Council and post an audio recording of their response as soon as it’s ready. Love and light, Bob & Cynthia
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I don’t know if this blog is active or anyone is still checking the comments here – I found your blog through Google. I’ve never been formally diagnosed but I am autistic (an adult in her 40s). I want to take comfort in this and believe it but I’ve been treated hideously cruelly almost my entire life: abuse, bullying, social rejection, you name it. What is the worst of all is my family: my father is physically and verbally abusive, my mother is neglectful and my sister is a narcissist and liar who’s always been jealous of me and tried to cut me out of the family and told lies to do it; they all act like they hate me. It’s not just them, though: I’ve been bullied and abused by relatives, classmates, and others and feel like I’m a magnet for mistreatment. At this point I just don’t understand how or why I’d willingly take this on and subject myself to so much pain (and it’s not just this – I have chronic illnesses and other physical pain too). I’m so angry at myself if I chose this. All I want is for it all to end and I constantly wish for death. What do I do? I really feel so hopeless and lost and don’t know how to cope at all. The very few people in my life who’ve come into it to show me any kindness or love have left or always leave me. Is there any way I can just “exit” this life because I took on too much and I can’t handle it and find it unbearable. Is that even possible to do?
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Hi, Pakt. While we suppose it’s possible that someone who has Down Syndrome did commit suicide in a past life, we suspect this is not the rule. Interesting question about why someone would deliberately choose to experience a cognitive disability. While there is something to other people learning from people who have Down Syndrome, we suspect there’s still lesson learning going on for the individuals that have DS. We look forward to asking The Council your questions when we have time and we’ll post a recording of their reply on our blog. Thanks again for your questions. Love and light, Bob & Cynthia
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Dear Bob, Cynthia, and The Council,
This information on Autism is definitely enlightening! I myself work in a classroom with students who have cognitive disabilities. Many have Down Syndrome. Some of these students are completely non-verbal and others speak quite well and attend regular classes. I read somewhere that people with Down Syndrome committed suicide in a previous life…but this does not resonate with me. Why would someone choose to experience a cognitive disability? I always thought it happened so the rest of us can learn from them, as opposed to them learning a lesson.
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Good question, EG. We’ll be happy to ask The Council your question about communicating with autistic people, particularly those with low verbal skills. Don’t sell yourself short on your ability to communicate with them. As soon as we have time to do a session on your question and post their reply, we will. Love and light, Bob & Cynthia
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Dear Bob, Cynthia and The Council,
After reading your post on autism, I’m curious to know if The Council has any advice on how to communicate with those with autism, especially those with limited verbal output. I often use pictures and technology but it still seems that little communication actually occurs. How can I be more tuned in to people wih autism so I can communicate with them in a more suitable fashion? I’m guessing I’m not evolved enough but I’d still like to try.
Peace.
EG
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Interesting questions, Sarah. We’ve asked The Council and recorded their reply. It may take a while to post their response. Stay tuned. Love and light, Bob & Cynthia
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Thank you 😊 I’ve read lots by Abraham Hicks on autism and sometimes you just ‘know’ don’t you. They’re amazing little teachers of unconditional love. Love your blog! X
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Glad you liked our post. Feel free to ask questions. It’s nice to have questions related to Autism.
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Just brilliantly written and could feel every word. 🙂
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Hello all!
I come to you tonight with questions about death and the experience both ourselves and our dying loved ones have during the last days and hours.
Someone very close to me is passing currently. He played a very important role in my life.
He was never an outwardly emotional man, but I always knew without a shadow of a doubt that he loved me deeply. He grew up simply, and really only knows one thing: his work.
As I’m lying here at the hospice center with his wife, my grandma, on the eve of his passing, I can’t help but wonder what experience he’s currently having.
He roused long enough yesterday to tell me some things he found to be very important, but didn’t make complete sense to me. It seemed he had said all he needed to, told me I was beautiful and that he loved me, and has been unconscious ever since. He has end stage lung cancer and is essentially drowning, but seems to be comfortable enough.
You’ll likely receive this post after he’s passed…and I’d like to have a better understanding of what he’s currently experiencing as well as a better understanding of the connection we shared and what things will be like for him after he passes. Is it important for us to be present with him as he passes? Is he aware of what’s going on? Is he experiencing fear? Will I experience more of this lifetime with him in another form?
I suppose overall I’d like to understand this process a little better from a spiritual point of view so that I may be able to more easily navigate it in the future.
Thank you so much,
Sarah
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Hi, P.E. We’ll ask The Council your questions about opening to the love around you, and post their response when it’s ready. Love and light, Bob & Cynthia
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This is so fascinating and really enlightening. Thank you for all the work you do. I hope you will find time to answer my question about the heart and love.
How do I go about opening myself up to giving and receiving love around me? I am a very closed person and there is a lot of grief in my heart. I really struggle to be warm and open to people and this makes me feel really lonely and friendless. And I have often felt that I am carrying myself in life alone.
But even when people show kindness to me I struggle to receive it or I become mistrustful. I have heard from people that there are guides and angels around us even when we feel completely alone but I don’t feel that presence and I don’t know how to connect to it.
There is a deep and painful emptiness in my heart but I really want some kind of connection to people whether in friendship or any other form. Sometimes I cry for no apparent reason because of so much sadness in my heart that I can’t always explain. Thanking you in advance
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FASCINATING!!!!!
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That is fascinating. Thank you for your response!
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What an amazing answer and wonderful insight !! Thank you council!!
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