RT Article
T1 Joy and Autism: Biblical, Theological and Practical Perspectives
JF Journal of disability & religion
VO 24
IS 3
SP 268
OP 280
A1 Macaskill, Grant
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1725038471
AB Autism is frequently approached as a condition of functional deficit, where the perceived deficit is defined in terms of the individual’s measurement against a standard labeled as “normal.” The capacity to experience fulfillment is often considered to be compromised by such deficit. As part of a theological evaluation of autism, the concept of joy is seen to function in ways that resist such approaches, for the capacity for joy is not linked to any individual’s intrinsic capacity, but rather to the presence and purpose of God, which must take precedence over all other elements in the evaluation of the condition.
K1 Autism
K1 functional deficit
K1 Joy
K1 Theology
DO 10.1080/23312521.2020.1750535