Cults and Autism

There are so many religions in our world. Please note that I respect all beliefs, however, there are small groups out there claiming to be religious and spiritual organizations who are just waiting to meet desperate parents- specifically those with Autistic kids.

I was trying to find some info on an Apocalyptic movie that I had wanted to rent. I have autocomplete in my search bar and accidentally wound up searching for autism 2012. Try it. I got curious about how there was anything relating to autism and 2012 (other than political plans and laws etc) and poked around for a while.

I found some spiritual sites that referred to Autistic children as being Indigo and Crystal children and Star Seeds. Some were very interesting, and preached peace and acceptance. Then a few pages back I came across one that was a bit different.... claiming to be of the same nature as those benign spiritual sites. They claim that people with ASD are extraterrestrials, descended from ancient aliens and here to serve as 'beacons' for the arrival of their species. I had read this else where, but this site actually went as far as to ask people to bring autistic children to the "camp' where they would together await the arrival of extra terrestrials (in 2012). They also strongly "encouraged" bringing any autistic person you know- even other people's kids, to increase your chances for being chosen for ascension. There was mention of worldly possessions no longer being necessary. "regular people" who do not understand will not be able to ascend, and they recommended seeking new, more enlightened friends. They had a tribute page to a famous suicide cult..... It was an attractive site, the intro to it was very appealing and well written. The intro text spoke directly to the desperation that so many parents of kids with ASD feel. When I tried to return to the site to submit the link (that I had saved) to the authorities I got the message that the page had been moved. I plan to continue searching and will report the new address to the appropriate authorities if I find it.

Several of these sites that embrace the belief of Star Seeds, Indigo Children and Crystal Children also offer "DNA Activation", some also offer "DNA Repair".

My understanding from reading through the info was that there is a belief that humans used to have and will in the future have 12 or more strands of DNA as opposed to the two we have right now. Many state that the Indigos have three or more strands at birth, and what the world sees as autism is a demonstration of that third strand.

Most of these types of sites do offer advice on meditation and finding inner peace, some as a means to activate DNA. Overall, they majority of them did seem to focus on health and well being as well as beliefs in higher powers and Karma. Some just took it too far. There was one site, where for ONLY $150 I could download a box to stare at. By staring at it for 30 minutes, I would activate an infinite number of strands of DNA, thereby having "powers". I tried their free one -I won't write about things I have not explored. All I got was a headache.

Among these sites there are also many who offer DNA repair. The one I described above, offered (for the same low price) a different box to repair the DNA which "erradicates disease so effectively that it cures ASD symptoms, Heart disease and even cancer".

Belief in Star Seeds, Indigo Children and Crystal Children does NOT mean a group is a cult. I reccommend using more caution with these groups simply because if you have not been surrounded by this culture, then it would be all too easy to become confused. How do you know which of these groups are focused solely on health, wellbeing, karma and higher power? What are the warning signs that maybe, the group you are dealing with is up to something?

Please, if you know a "desperate" parent of a child with ASD, remind them not to jump into anything. If they mention anything that you find to be unusual for them about spirituality and changes or "retreats" for indigo or crystal children, please please check out the organization and be sure that it is not one that could be "fake"/dangerous. There are some of the spiritual groups who view ASD as Crystal and Indigo children out there who truly seem to be spiritual and supportive without crossing or even approaching that line.... If you suspect that they are getting involved with a cult as opposed to a real spiritual group, check your government's websites for advice- In the US I recommend going to the FBI's site and reading their cult info.