#112 | Joe Infranco: I Interviewed a Non-Speaking Autistic Christian

Joe Infranco is the author of “Decoding Cody”, a book about a severely autistic guy ‘Cody’ who has been assumed unintelligent, but upon learning how to speak through ‘spelling’ is found out to be brilliant and a strong advocate for believing in Jesus. At the beginning of the episode, Cody himself joins us for a quick interview via spelling. Buy "Decoding Cody": https://a.co/d/0e2wh7RzMiracle Worker Water Scene: https://youtu.be/LTsRVYq9JOQ?si=2RW4hZ0vL4rYKvCD Carl Jung Synchronicities: https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/EB/I-J-K/Jung - Synchronicity.pdf Joe Infranco Socials: https://www.instagram.com/pastorjoeinfranco/?hl=en https://hiddengiftsministry.org/ — Affiliate Links: Sony ZV-E10 (Main Camera): https://amzn.to/4aiAzTG IPhone 15 (Backup Camera): https://amzn.to/3O0S0AvDJi Wireless Mics (Audio): https://amzn.to/4rzi3xe — My Socials: https://www.instagram.com/auzi.films ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AuziFilms https://hoo.be/auzi — Listen on Other Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RespectfullyInspired/videos Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RpCRFq87EI6sUDjGLpigA?si=aOWFIujbTfmUotWaywNNEA Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respectfully-inspired/id1687736384 — Check out my vlog channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgmtxWIhcy8HkMj1u0iFFMQ I have a ministry where I help creators, artists, and entrepreneurs use their platforms for Jesus, check out my most recent project where we worked with a Japanese lifestyle creator to share Jesus within a secular Tokyo Drift youtube video: https://youtu.be/vZyO-HEgmPM?si=Z9xdP6o30MlUJsd2To learn more about “Stars Forever”, please check out the website which goes more in depth about what we do:https://www.starsforever.co/If you are a creator, artist, or entrepreneur looking to partner on a project to share Jesus with your audience, please book a call with me below: https://calendar.app.google/RctCvj7JcxaCzEMv5 Today, we explore brilliant autistics and how they should interact with our theology along with a number of other topics including: (00:00) Intro / Trailer (01:36) Interviewing Cody (via Spelling) (13:29) Joe Infranco Introduction (19:32) Joe's Explains Autistic Brilliance (25:18) Joe Explains Cody "Opening” (28:30) Joe introduces Spiritual Side of Autism (30:24) Physical Explanation for Spiritual Autism (34:05) Spiritual Explanation for Spiritual Autism (43:55) Autistic People & Angels (47:50) "The Hill” (56:49) Why are Autistics Trust Worthy? (01:06:52) God Has a Plan for ALL People (01:09:50) How Should We View Autism? (01:19:42) Special Gifts of the Suffering (01:30:02) Outro