How to welcome, include, and catechize children with autism and other special needs
Subtitle: a parish-based approach
By: Lawrence R. Sutton, Ph. D.
Publisher: Loyola Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9780829438901
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Religious education of children with mental disabilities; Children with mental disabilities; Education; Autistic children
Description: Deacon Larry Sutton knows first-hand how important and rewarding catechizing children with developmental disabilities can be. In How to Welcome, Include, and Catechize Children with Developmental Disabilities, he provides bishops, pastors, DREs, and other diocesan and parish leaders with a guide for creating a program that addresses the needs of children with physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities and welcomes them into the life of the parish. This book helps parishes: Understand disabilities—and abilities; build relationships with children with special needs; provide one-on-one customized catechesis using existing resources; inspire teens to volunteer; revitalize, educate, and involve the entire parish. The book provides the insights needed to build an effective faith formation program. By sharing stories of success and inspiration that affect everyone—pastor, parent, student, teenager, and teacher—he delivers the unexpected: that catechizing children with special needs actually nurtures the faith of the entire parish.