Filmakers - Autism

Autism

13 film(s) found

	Autism: A Strange, Silent World This sensitive film takes a comprehensive view of autism by focusing on three children of different ages, with different behavioral patterns. more »
	Behind the Curtain This informative documentary explores the possible origins of autism and the therapies developed for treatment. A broad spectrum of professionals share their views. more »
	The Boy Who Draws Buildings A portrait of autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire who has an uncanny ability to draw buildings from memory. Oliver Sacks wrote about him. more »
	The Child That You Do Have Shows a pioneering treatment which is based on the autistic child’s hypersensitivity to sound. The treatment combines auditory therapy and counseling. more »
	It's a Different World A portrait of a family with three autistic children who have different degrees of the disorder. One with Aspergers is most verbal in defining his limitations. more »
	Jackson Sandwich Jackson was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 4. Now at age 9, thanks to early intervention, he is an accomplished second-grader, charming and gregarious. more »
	Make Me Normal: Autistic Teenagers Speak Out This portrait of autistic teenagers at a state school in England captures their frustration at not being 'normal'. more »
	Nowhere You Are A portrait of a high functioning autistic young woman will sensitize viewers to the disorder. more »
	Reaching the Autistic Mind: An Educational Challenge Autism, a neurological disorder, affects as many as one in 150 children in the U.S., yet is the least funded of disabilities. By following six families with autistic children for two years, this film takes us inside the world of autism specifically at the Eden II School, in Staten Island, New York. There, the filmmakers gained unique access to children like Sarah, Aaron and Benjamin, triplets who all showed severely autistic symptoms at eighteen months. more »
	A School for Robin Four year old Robin, who is autistic, has been mainstreamed into a normal school. This film follows his progress, as well as the satisfaction his teacher’s take in his achievement. more »
	Shattered Dreams The emotional story of a family forced to deal with schizophrenia not once, but twice. Two brothers were afflicted with the disease. The third made this film. more »
	Shattered Lives: A Study of Autism A 'life skill center' where parents and professionals struggle to communicate wit and elicit response, from autistic people. more »
	Today's Man This film offers a portrait of the filmmaker's brother Nicky, a delightful twenty-one-year-old with Asperger's syndrome, as his family grooms him for independence. more »