Mormonism and autism

Why this Mormon girl wanted to be a Mormon boy

By Jana Riess — April 17, 2018
At age nine, Mette Harrison made a conscious decision to masquerade as a boy as much as possible, mainly at school, because she hated being a girl. Specifically, she hated being a girl in the Mormon world.

I have autism … and I’m a Mormon

By Jana Riess — January 23, 2018
(RNS) — In some ways, being Mormon is an advantage when coping with autism, and in other ways, Mormonism makes it harder, writes guest columnist Mette Harrison.
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