Sometimes,
we can look at an autistic child and they seem to be in a far off world, very
disconnected from the present moment and from this reality.
What I have
discovered from working with these beautiful children over a span of 20 years
in various school boards, that they actually have a strong connection to a
Divine Source and to other realities. By other realities, I mean they are in
direct connection with another level of awareness. This is of great interest to me as one of my
other passion is the Alternative Health field, primarily working with
Autistic children using energy medicine.
So I am keenly aware of these aspects in children. From a spiritual perspective
we are all energy beings and are connected to a Divine Source, a lot of autistic children I have observed
still retain this direct connection.
I found it
really fascinating when working in different school boards, that frequently
these children were not just communicating verbally, but were using alternative
forms of communication. Many autistic children I have noticed are very visual
learners, responding well to visual cues and often communicate using drawings
and pictures.
I was
working in a school as a student support worker with a kindergarten child who
had not been integrated into school or left his mom before. I became very close
to this child. This child was a runner ( as soon as he got a chance he would
run off out through any open door) so I had to keep a keen eye on him. His name
was “ Simon” had many screaming tantrums
and was pretty wild. My job was to integrate him into Kindergarten. His energy
was full of joy, laughter and play in between his tantrums. Initially he stayed
for an hour a day, gradually we were able to build that time up to staying all
morning within a few weeks. Sometimes when he had a meltdown , I would take him
to the gym and I would make a point of being in a calm peaceful place not even talking to him. I could see him calming down
and his body relaxing and by the time we got to the gym, he would play with a
ball and giggle throwing it into the basketball hoop.
Many
autistic children are very sensitive to the moods and energies of other people
and exude an energy of unconditional love and joy. Being also very sensitive to
the energies of other people after doing
reiki for over 18 years, I now realize this is a blessing to have , but took me
many years in the beginning to accept this. I now see them as spiritual gifts
.I am so honoured to be in the presence of these amazing spiritually aware
children.
Sometimes when
I sat beside “ Simon” when he was
working in the classroom, he would look into my eyes and touch me on my
forehead and then smile and send me a telepathic picture of his yellow circle. I
would smile and look into his eyes and say thank you back to him verbally. He
was obsessed with the yellow circle and on every picture he drew it, this was
his trademark..like a signature..
I have found
that many autistic children have very high vibrational energies. What I mean by
this is quite often they are not grounded in their bodies and they seem to
functioning at a higher mental level, they may be very abstract and sometimes
quite cerebral. I’ve noticed many autistic children are not in contact with the
more fluid, feminine, creative, right brain, but can be quite structured and
logical and literal. This is what I love about these children, some people feel
that autistic children are cold and unemotional, but I have experienced them
form a far different perspective. These children in my experience can be very
loving, compassionate and caring. I would like to share an experience about a teenager
with autism and tourettes ,who assisted me in giving his mother a reiki
session. Here is an excerpt from my
journal. “ I saw it“ “Sam “ shrieked. I
asked him “What did you see”. He said ” I saw a silver energy with blue coming
from your hands and now it is on my mom” “ My mom has a silver blue light
around her stomach”. I was astounded by his comments. It was so beautiful. He
started to place his hands above his mom and did some form of energy work on
her. Wow , it was a blessing and an honour to be in his presence. He looked me
straight in the eyes and smiled, no need for words to communicate. At the end
he beamed a smile and said to me:” I am here to look after my mom and heal her”
She was very sick with heart disease. Tears welled up in my eyes, as I was so
touched by his warmth, compassion and caring for his mom. Apparently “ Sam” is
quite aggressive and has a hard time integrating at school, but in this
situation was able to be himself. Even as I was writing this , my eyes welled
up with tears, having been so profoundly touched by an autistic child.
I am always
surprised by these wonderful children, how much love, care and compassion they
can have for other people, animals and nature.
I would like
to share with you an example I have experienced of an autistic child being very
sensitive to another persons energy and then responding with care, concern and
compassion. I was supporting “ Su” a grade 8 student, she was very sensitive to
other people and how they felt. She was a beautiful girl, who was really
blossoming at school. I was there to support her transition into high school.
One day the English teacher was feeling a little fed with some of the behaviors
from some of the grade 8s. “ Su” went up to the teacher and put her hand on her
arm and asked “ Are you o.k?, you seem sad”. I was amazed how thoughtful she
was. The teacher replied “ I am feeling sad, but it is not you” .Su said” I
wanted to make sure you were alright and that I did not make you sad.”I was
extremely touched by how much, emotion and compassion this child showed. She
actually showed more concern than the rest of the children in the class. I am
just so grateful and honoured to be working with these children as I can see
sides to them that are so touching and I love connecting with these beautiful
spiritual beings.
