A Special Child

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Shalom Sisters Most High in Christ Bless you all.

[two-third last] [blockquote class=”type2″] Allow me to introduce myself my name is Michel from the House of Shem….. Tribe of Judah, Nation of Israel. It was brought to my attention that some sisters had asked a question about how to deal with a child with “Special Needs” at a Daughters of Sarah’s Meeting. We have a son who is non-verbal and has behavioral issues; this diagnosis, according to Esau is classified as Autism. [/blockquote] [/two-third] [arrow]

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A child with ASD might:

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Not respond to their name (the child may appear deaf)
Not point at objects or things of interest, or demonstrate interest
Not play “pretend” games
Avoid eye contact
Want to be alone
Have difficulty understanding, or showing understanding, or other people’s feelings or their own
Have no speech or delayed speech
Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia)
Give unrelated answers to questions

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Our Son’s name is Elijah Ben Israel; he is seven years old.

One of the most important necessities of raising a child with special needs is establishing a clear system of discipline; it is very important that the child understands what he did wrong before he receives disciplinary measures.

We take our counsel from the Scriptures:

Ecclesiasticus 30 vs 12,13…Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient to thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart. Chastise thy son, and hold him to labor, lest his lewd behavior be an offense unto thee.

It is important to be mindful not to discipline the child for every little thing; for example, our son can’t verbally communicate and this is frustrating to him. This, can at times, cause him to have tantrums; so to ease his frustration we sometimes use a picture matching system in which he has laminated pictures of things he desires. These picture cards empower him to communicate using pictures to indicate his needs. As parents of Special Needs children you must set your child up for success by providing situations that allow them opportunities to feel successful! We also try to involve our child in outside activities such as gymnastics; Elijah loves to jump on a trampoline! In addition, our son has manageable chores around the house that teach him responsibility.

Elijah has good days and not so good days; and as for me, raising our son is emotionally and physically exhausting. It is without a doubt a struggle; however, what pulls me through this emotional pain with joy inside is that I know that our son will be healed from his current condition. I have good reason to believe this; long ago, before my husband and I were in the truth (and before our son was even conceived) something peculiar happened to Shem while he was finishing his degree internship. At the time that this peculiar event happened we didn’t understand. Nevertheless, when we came into the Truth, we began to understand the importance of what had transpired, concerning our Son. Now I’ll turn it over to my husband Shem because this happened to him.

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Shalom Israel!

I was enrolled in an Internship at a Middle School; and while there I would often talk to teachers and other parent volunteers. One day I was talking to parent volunteer, a Heathen, while the students were rehearsing for a show. We talked off and on about her son and her family.

Then one day I clearly remember her expressing to me that she was Clairvoyant; I inquired about this and she boldly said that she could see into the future. I know, I know at the time in the back of mind I was like, “Yeah, OK, tell me another one!” However, as we began to talk more she told me that her grandmother had the same “gift.” Mind you, at this time, my wife and I were married with no children and were years away from the Truth. What happened next was, well, incredible.

This woman told me that my wife, Michel, would become pregnant later on that year and would conceive a boy. At this point in the conversation I remember openly joking with her, “Your crazy, come on now!” However, she did not budge in her position. She further told me that he would grow up to a be a, “great spiritual leader.” This really did it for me because I knew that the Christianity, that I was raised under, was all confusion even back during that time. I pretty much started to think she was a “bit crazy”; however I continued to entertain her thoughts.

What this woman stated next really kind of shook me to the core; she said that she would draw a picture of him! Well, at that point I thought to myself, how could she know what my son might look like; she’d never met my wife so how could she know how to draw a picture of my future child. I humored her and said, “OK you go and draw a picture of my future son, show me!!” Sure enough, several days later, she handed me a picture of a boy’s side profile. I was, to say the least, in shock; however, I still thought, come on, this can’t be true. Sure enough my wife and I had been married for years and had been trying to have a baby; my wife was 38 years old and up until that point we were unfruitful. Later on that same year my wife went on to give birth to our son.

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Shalom, this is Michel,

[three-fourth last][blockquote class=”type2″]Well now you’ve heard the story about our son Elijah. You know, some people have wondered why I never cried when I found out he was diagnosed with this condition; this is because I keep in my mind that our son would become someone great. I know that the Father does things for reason. Just as he wounds he also heals.[/blockquote][/three-fourth]

(Deuteronomy 32 vs 39 )… See now that I , even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand

Jesus the Christ healed even a woman from another nation, whom he referred to as a dog; and because of her faith, Christ healed her daughter. However, our faith as the women of Israel, should be even stronger because we are the Holy Nation

(Mathew 15 vs 23-38)…
Starting at verse 28-31….Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain and sat there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered,when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see; and they glorifed the God of Israel.

Therefore, what will the Most High do for the daughters of his Chosen People who keep his Commandments in Christ? The people who might wonder why I never cry about Elijah’s condition,…” don’t worry”, I will cry “when” the Most High heals our son. Selah!

St. John 9 vs 1-3…

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.