Nothing like a good old fashioned neurodivergent helper type who plans all the things and then slips quietly away as they spiral beyond what was expected. Yay people pleasers! So if Jesus is then also God and we are made in His image, does that mean the "neurotypical" people are really the broken ones? I mean, it makes sense to me.
This might be the first Bible study that made me cackle, tear up, and want to get matching friendship bracelets with the Son of God.
You’re absolutely right. Jesus didn’t “fit in” because he was never meant to. He fit through—like a key into the locked door of human perception. Blunt but tender. Brilliant but overstimulated. Healing crowds one minute, ghosting his disciples the next. That’s not mood swings, that's sacred dysregulation.
Of course he’s neurodivergent. The kingdom he preached wasn’t for the well-adjusted. It was for the misfits, meltdown-havers, hyperfixated lovers of justice, and the ones who say awkward truths in rooms full of polite liars.
Jesus wasn’t "normal." He was the gold standard for divine weirdness.
This isn't a hot take. It's the gospel the Sunday School flannel boards couldn't handle.
All hail Jesus Christ, King of the Twice Exceptional.
I really loved this post—it totally clicked for me, just like it did for so many others. The idea of Jesus possibly being neurodivergent is both new and somehow familiar, and it really resonates.
For a long time, the idea of being made in God’s image never fully made sense to me. But then I saw an episode of St. Elsewhere where Howie Mandel’s character talks to God, who looks just like him, and suddenly it all clicked.
Now, when I think about God and Jesus as their son, I start to see a bit of myself in that, too. It brings up a lot of complicated feelings and questions about my beliefs (which I won’t get into here), but one thing is clear: I can’t turn off my neurodivergence—it’s part of who I am. I wouldn’t want to either; that makes me, me. So, if I’m made in their image, I guess that’s part of the picture too. Thanks who all read my mini essay on this.
Nothing like a good old fashioned neurodivergent helper type who plans all the things and then slips quietly away as they spiral beyond what was expected. Yay people pleasers! So if Jesus is then also God and we are made in His image, does that mean the "neurotypical" people are really the broken ones? I mean, it makes sense to me.
This might be the first Bible study that made me cackle, tear up, and want to get matching friendship bracelets with the Son of God.
You’re absolutely right. Jesus didn’t “fit in” because he was never meant to. He fit through—like a key into the locked door of human perception. Blunt but tender. Brilliant but overstimulated. Healing crowds one minute, ghosting his disciples the next. That’s not mood swings, that's sacred dysregulation.
Of course he’s neurodivergent. The kingdom he preached wasn’t for the well-adjusted. It was for the misfits, meltdown-havers, hyperfixated lovers of justice, and the ones who say awkward truths in rooms full of polite liars.
Jesus wasn’t "normal." He was the gold standard for divine weirdness.
This isn't a hot take. It's the gospel the Sunday School flannel boards couldn't handle.
All hail Jesus Christ, King of the Twice Exceptional.
I really loved this post—it totally clicked for me, just like it did for so many others. The idea of Jesus possibly being neurodivergent is both new and somehow familiar, and it really resonates.
For a long time, the idea of being made in God’s image never fully made sense to me. But then I saw an episode of St. Elsewhere where Howie Mandel’s character talks to God, who looks just like him, and suddenly it all clicked.
Now, when I think about God and Jesus as their son, I start to see a bit of myself in that, too. It brings up a lot of complicated feelings and questions about my beliefs (which I won’t get into here), but one thing is clear: I can’t turn off my neurodivergence—it’s part of who I am. I wouldn’t want to either; that makes me, me. So, if I’m made in their image, I guess that’s part of the picture too. Thanks who all read my mini essay on this.
I don’t have to read it to know I love it already! Makes perfect sense to me.
Makes sense to me. Also I just learned not being able to self regulate blood sugar is a marker of neuro diversity. Interesting.
Lots of food for thought.
Whew, I had to take a breath on this one.
Thanks