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We need to talk about high control religious groups

We need to talk about high control religious groups

And why they can, and do, exploit neurodivergent people

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Aug 02, 2022
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Today’s Testing Tuesday is going to be a little different. There is no real “test” to see if you are in or have been a part of a high control religious group, but there are some characteristics we will get to in this column today.

in a stormy blue sky there are gray clouds. out of the sea a small hand rises up. a larger hand reaches down from the clouds. both hands are white
my whole life I have desperately been reaching for God

If you Google the phrase “autism and religion” you won’t find much. Mo…

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