Unlocking Autism

Autism Society of America

Autism facts

• 1 in 250 children is born with autism.
• 4 times more common in boys than girls
• 1 million to 1.5 million Americans have an autism spectrum disorder
• Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability, with 10% to 17% annual growth
• Growth comparison during the 1990s:
  - U.S. population increase: 13%
  - Disabilities increase: 16%
  - Autism increase: 172%
• $90 billion annual cost for treatment of autism
• Cost of lifelong care can be reduced by 2/3 with early diagnosis and intervention
• Source www.kidspeace.org

Classic Autism (Secular Definition)

• The prefix auto- or aut-, derived from the Greek word autos, meaning self, implies self-centeredness. In autism, what seems like egotism is only the outward appearance of indifference caused by a brain disorder that prohibits the sufferer from forming empathetic emotional bonds with others.
• Autism is a devastating neurological disorder usually noticed during the developmental years through rapid brain growth (usually occurring in the first three years of life). Autism knows no racial, ethnic or social boundaries, and family income, lifestyle and educational levels do not affect its occurrence. Autistic children often engage in ritualistic and self-stimulating behaviors such as flapping arms, clapping hands or verbal noises. Many autistic children appear to be “in their own world”.
• The behavioral syndrome of autism includes abnormalities of language and thinking skills; repetitive behavior such as rocking; abnormal responses to sensations, people, events and objects; and self-injurious behavior.
• Autism is a spectrum disorder¹ Asperger is included. It is at the higher end of the spectrum of Autism. To complicate matters, each case of autism has its own fingerprints; no two people are alike. The severity of the illness has a wide range. The spectrum of this disorders includes children at the lower-functioning, or “profoundly affected” children who at the end of the scale who are mentally challenged, spending their waking hours in a trancelike state, mute, lacking in any ability to empathize with or relate to people outside of themselves, and unable to function in society. At the other end of the scale are people who have a high-functioning, well-developed ability to use language and who demonstrate a high intelligence quotient, which enables them to systematize their lives and find a niche in society.

The unmistakable signs of autism
in a young child

• Appears aloof; has difficulty interacting with others, some researchers call this “Mind Blindness”- blinded to awareness of others around them
• Maintains little or no eye contact; resists cuddling or closeness
• Cries, shows distress or throws frequent tantrums for no apparent reason
• Has difficulty expressing needs; has severe language deficits
• Uses gestures or points instead of using words
• Does not respond to normal, interactive language cues
• Repeats words or phrases instead of using normal, responsive language
• Acts as if deaf, but tests normal in auditory checks
• Is unresponsive to normal teaching methods
• Is over-sensitive or under-sensitive to pain; has no fear of danger
• Has an inappropriate attachment to objects
• Insists on sameness and order, resistant to change
• Exhibits obvious physical over-activity or inactivity

What is Autism-

Looking at the Brain Function:

Imbalance Occurs-

Spiritual Look at Autism

• II Cor. 4:7 calls us earthen vessels, important for what we contain. I can see when doing generational family lines how God created anointings, giftings, and callings. I see how they are poured down the generational line from parent to child. Unfortunately Satan comes to kill, steal and destroy. He comes to twist, pervert and decimate the gifts. Satan was able to twist a generational gifting by enticing my relatives before me into sin. Sin mars the gift and thus when the gift is handed down the tainting remains and is also transferred along with the gift. God created us in His image (Gen. 1:26) but Psalms 14:1-3 shows we are damaged from our original intent through woundedness and sin, whether our sin, a sin done against me, or generational sin.
• Generational gift of intelligence that the enemy wishes to bind up to make it un-useable. Satan will corrupt it neurologically. As a man thinks so is he. The Enemy will plant lies he carried through the generational line to keep the family stronghold in place.
• Satan like a thief in the night comes to steal, kill and destroy. A thief that comes into your house won’t want to steal your food in your refrigerator; he’ll go after your jewels in your jewelry box, your diamonds, pearls, and emeralds. Satan is the same he will come after your giftings and anointing to bind and destroy.
• The Enemy will set up traumas to set the curses in motion in a person’s life.
• Autism, Asperger (high functioning), OCD, Addictive Disorder, etc. are attacks on the gift of intelligence. Satan will present a long series of lies and set up traumas to solidify these lies to make them take hold and lock the person up. Through the stronghold of the lie there are demonically induced alterations in the brain that affect it neurologically. This is all very generational. It is a generational blessing that has been tampered with.
• Not all aspects of Autism are bad. These children are highly gifted in intelligence. In a magazine article called “The Geek Syndrome”³ It said:
  “It’s a familiar joke in the industry [in silicon valley] that many of the hardcore programmers in IT strongholds like Intel, Adobe, and Silicon Graphics — coming to work early, leaving late, sucking down Big Gulps in their cubicles while they code for hours — are residing somewhere in Asperger’s domain. Kathryn Stewart, director of the Orion Academy, a high school for high- functioning kids in Moraga, California, calls Asperger’s syndrome “the engineers’ disorder.” Bill Gates is regularly diagnosed in the press: His single- minded focus on technical minutiae, rocking motions, and flat tone of voice are all suggestive of an adult with some trace of the disorder. In Microserfs, novelist Douglas Coupland observes, ’I think all tech people are slightly autistic.”
• Fear is a big component to Autism. Safety is found in controlling situations around them. There is a very large fear of being unsafe, thus if dealing with the things feared it can be safe… e.g. keeping everything around them consistent, in a certain order, only familiar people in their environment, etc.
• Over stimulation is another problem. Too much data being processed at one time without the ability to slow down is overwhelming which can bring anger out bursts and depression.

What to do about it Through Prayer

• We want to clean off all that is negative, whatever causes a person to not be at peace with their life, or the way they are. No matter who you are or what your problem is, the goal first and of most importance is to draw you close to God, then to help you become at peace with yourself and your life, to be happy and productive, that you have balance in life.
• Psychology says, “This was your past and this is what happened to you, now let’s see what we can do to help you live with the way you are.” God says in II Cor. 5:17, “Old things Have passed away, behold I make ALL things new.” The Bible says He makes us new creatures in Christ. The body CAN mend, it CAN HEAL back to it’s original intent.
• We are more spiritual than physical. Ecc. 3:20, 21 “Body will go down to the dust... spirit goes back to God from when it came”. Therefore dealing with autism spiritually is very powerful.
• Authority in prayer (Luke 9:1-2) This authority comes by being in right relationship with God.
• Power by the Holy Spirit. (John 14:12) Jesus promises that after He leaves He will give the Holy Spirit to His followers to empower them to do even greater works than He did.
• Generational Curses--Ezekiel 18-You shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
• Confess Generational Curses--Leviticus 26: 37-42
• Heal trauma memories using inner healing (i.e. difficult birth, etc.)
• Minister deliverance in a gentle format
• Bind and Loose (Matthew 18:18)
• Pray over the different processes of the brain. You may wish to get a basic medical book to know what to name and what and how to pray.
• Pray over brain function, healing of the amygdala, hippocampus, and the cerebellum
• Break ungodly vows and oaths- death wish, self hatred, bitterness, etc.
• You are a Spiritual surgeon (i.e. I pray that all miss firing of the dendrites stop in Jesus’ name, I pray healing on all neurotransmitters, I pray for healing to any genetic mutations, etc.)
• Pray for healing of the programming of the long term memory cells in the RNA and the hippocampus.
• Pray that the sensory preceptors are less sensitive, lower their sensitivity to God’s proper range
• Pray for normal levels of the neurotransmitters in the brain, esp. dopamine and serotonin.
• Pray that the receptor cells for serotonin and dopamine in the brain become unblocked and operational.
• Pray for healing to the sensory neural pathway involved in integration and speech.
• Command that there will be no more improper nerve transmission interfering with the body’s nervous systems.
• Pray for all cognition to return to normal including impulse control, focus concentration, language skills and memory.
• Pray for normal social skills and interactions to begin to develop.

• The amygdala, (which means “almond-shaped”), controls our aggression and emotions such as fear and anger. Many autistic individuals are aggressive towards themselves or others, or conversely, extremely passive. Furthermore, autistic children and adults often appear emotionless or ‘flat’ (even though they obviously do have emotions). Experimenters have also shown that when the amygdala is removed or damaged, animals exhibit behaviors similar to autistic individuals, such as social withdrawal, compulsive behaviors, failure to learn about dangerous situations, difficulty retrieving information from memory, and difficulty adjusting to novel events or situations. In addition, the amygdala is responsive to a variety of sensory stimuli, such as sounds, sights, and smells; as well as emotionally or fear-related stimuli. We know that autistic individuals often have problems with each of these senses.
• The hippocampus, (shaped like a “sea horse”) appears to be primarily responsible for learning and memory. Damage or removal of the hippocampus will lead to an inability to store new information into memory. In addition, when the hippocampus is damaged or removed, animals will display stereotypic, self-stimulatory behaviors and hyperactivity.
• The cerebellum is a relatively large portion of the brain and is located above the brainstem. It is primarily responsible for motor movements, and damage to this area during the birth process can cause cerebral palsy, a disorder characterized by uncontrollable motor movements. There is also some recent evidence that the cerebellum is partially responsible for speech, learning, emotions, and attention.