

Christianity On The Spectrum
Christianity On The Spectrum
Christianity on the Spectrum is a podcast about the intersection between autism and Christianity. In the podcast, Jon, an Anglican autistic computer engineer and autism researcher from Canada, tries to explain the data on the intersections between autism and Christianity from over 500 interviews with Christian, ex-Christian, and Christian curious autistics and from reading and analyzing the social media posts of over 26,000 other autistics on the internet.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Aug 24, 2025 • 53min
Autistic Christians, IVF, Genetic Screening, and Embryo Selection
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked about IVF, Embryo Selection and the controversies surrounding it for autistic Christians.
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Aug 17, 2025 • 59min
Black Autistic Perspectives on Disability Theology
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked to Robert Monson a Black autistic, PhD student, and host of the Three Black Men and Black Coffee and Theology Podcast about his perspective on Disability Studies, Disability Theology, and Liberation Theology from his perspective as a black autistic man.
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Aug 10, 2025 • 1h 11min
A Liturgical Theology of Autism (with Leon Van Ommen)
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked to Leon Van Ommen From the Centre for Autism and Theology (CAT) about his book "Autism and Worship: A Liturgical Theology".
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Aug 3, 2025 • 1h 13min
Autistic Christians and Effective Altruism
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked to JD From EA (Effective Altruism) For Christians and Christians For Impact about the Effective Altruism Movement and the role autistic Christians play in it.
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
You can find EA For Christians on X (former known as Twitter): @EAforChristians
You can find them on Youtube: @eaforchristians460
You can find their websites:
https://www.christiansforimpact.org/
https://www.eaforchristians.org/
You can find me on X and Bluesky at @ChristianityOn You can email me at the email I list at the end of the podcast.

Jul 27, 2025 • 2h 9min
Dating and Relationships in Autistic Christian Sub-Cultures
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked to @goblinodds about dating and relationships and experiences of autistic Christians and we talk about the good the bad and the weird.
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
You can find Goblin Odds on X (former known as Twitter) - @GoblinOdds
You can find me on X and Bluesky at @ChristianityOn
You can email me at the email I list at the end of the podcast.

Jul 20, 2025 • 51min
Why Autism Researchers are Critically Examining the Double Empathy Problem (With Dr Punit Shah)
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked to Dr Punit Shah an autism researcher and Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Bath.
Link to Dr Shah's full paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-87123-001.html

Jul 13, 2025 • 1h 14min
Christians with Profound Autism (ASD 2 and ASD 3)
This podcast is the summation of around 10 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 500 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between.
You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn If you would like to email Jon, to ask questions, book engagements, or if you are autistic and just want to talk to him, you can find the podcast email at the end of the podcast or send me a message on twitter, you can also join our discord.
In this episode, I talk about my research in autistic Christians with ASD 2 and 3.

Jul 6, 2025 • 1h 26min
Who Got Left Behind in the Autism Wars? (with Dr Amy Lutz)
In this episode, Jon is joined by Dr Amy Lutz to discuss her book "Chasing the Intact Mind: How the Severely Autistic and Intellectually Disabled Were Excluded from the Debates That Affect Them the Most"
This podcast is the summation of around 10 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 500 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between.
You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn If you would like to email Jon, to ask questions, book engagements, or if you are autistic and just want to talk to him, you can find the podcast email at the end of the podcast or send me a message on twitter, you can also join our discord.

Jun 29, 2025 • 1h 43min
Analyzing the Complexities of Autism Movements (a review of Spaces on The Spectrum by Catherine Tan)
In this episode, Jon is once again joined by Alyssa to discuss the book "Spaces on the Spectrum: How Autism Movements Resist Experts and Create Knowledge"
This podcast is the summation of around 10 years of research into autistic Christian and ex-Christian sub-communities. Covering over 26,000 online autistics with interviews with over 500 Christian and Ex-Christian autistics, this podcast is trying to explain how autistic people interact with Christianity, the good, the bad, and everything in between.
You can find Jon on Twitter at @ChristianityOn If you would like to email Jon, to ask questions, book engagements, or if you are autistic and just want to talk to him, you can find the podcast email at the end of the podcast or send me a message on twitter, you can also join our discord.

Jun 22, 2025 • 1h 33min
The Problem with the Double Empathy Problem
Christianity on the Spectrum is a podcast about the intersection of ASD 1 and Christianity. It is the culmination of around 10 years of autism research.
In this episode I talk about the Double Empathy Problem, a popular construct used in the social model of disability. I talk about how it works, how it doesn't, the support for it and against it, and how and why it should be used or not.


