Did I choose to be disabled before I incarnated? (Blog)

[Erin Pavlina]

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Erin Pavlina's blog:

Did I choose to be disabled before I incarnated?

[{aspiring_to_clarity}]

Hey Erin, thanks for this blog. I wonder about certain neurological diseases like Autism? Autistic people don't seem to be aware of their condition at all (in the way a neurotypical person would know they are blind or deaf or have cancer). Since Autism is almost an epidemic now, do you think that maybe it is more environmentally triggered? Just curious. Don't know if that makes sense, but I would love to hear any additional thoughts if you have some time.

Thanks.

[Erin Pavlina]

Not too sure about autism. Isn't it true that some people are born with autism and some develop it when they are young?

If so, I would say autism chosen before birth falls under the same category I described in the entry. If autism happens along the way then it is either the result of free will actions or conditions here on earth such as pollution or chemicals or other toxins.

[aelle]

Interesting article. I have given the subject a lot of thought lately, and that was the conclusion I had come up with too, so it's good to hear your guides concur. That all the handicaps we grow up with are to be considered like handicaps in a horse race - that they are an extra challenge and a way to help us grow.

However you are saying that you only pick the characteristics we are born with, not what happens later on, right? Does that mean that everything that happens to us in early childhood is purely random? How does that fit with your beliefs on law of attraction?

[{aspiring_to_clarity}]

Thanks for your reply, Erin. From what I understand the actual cause is not truly known. Most children develop normally for some time before hitting a wall and regressing. They tend to begin developing language and being able to interact socially as 'normal' but at some point stop and 'become autistic'.

I guess there is really no definitive answer on the cause, but I see your point. Thanks for taking the time.

[Savage]

Being colorblind is pretty cool. It makes sense I'd chose to see the world differently than most. It also means I have to trust people to pick ripe fruit for me.

I read an article recently that said colorblind people may be better at seeing things hidden by color camouflage. I.e. we're less easily fooled by appearances.

[hymalaia]

Originally Posted by {aspiring_to_clarity}

Thanks for your reply, Erin. From what I understand the actual cause is not truly known. Most children develop normally for some time before hitting a wall and regressing. They tend to begin developing language and being able to interact socially as 'normal' but at some point stop and 'become autistic'.

I guess there is really no definitive answer on the cause, but I see your point. Thanks for taking the time.

toxins can effect a child in utero, long before birth. Those born with autism could still have gotten it as a result of toxic exposure. They just got the exposure earlier than those who regressed.

Granted not every child exposed to the same toxins gets autism; genetics likely plays a part here.

I guess the questions, as they relate to this post, would be:

a.) did the children with autism chose to be exposed to toxins?

b.) did they chose a to inhabit a brain/body that would be adversly affected by such exposure?

I think it's quite possible that autism is induced 100% by toxins/environmental factors. If this were the case, who is responsible? A society that refuses to clean up after itself? Those in charge of said society who have the power to change this but because of their free will (desire for profit) don't?

Lots of interesting questions arise when you bring up the autism epidemic.

[Erin Pavlina]

Originally Posted by aelle

However you are saying that you only pick the characteristics we are born with, not what happens later on, right? Does that mean that everything that happens to us in early childhood is purely random? How does that fit with your beliefs on law of attraction?

Read my blog entry on Destiny Vs. Free Will for the answer to this question.