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Loving Lampposts is a 2010 documentary film directed by Todd Drezner, exploring the neurodiversity movement and the principle of autism acceptance through a series of interviews and candid footage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Drezner is the father of an autistic child whose attachment to and fascination with lampposts gave the film its title.
Citizen Autistic is a 2013 documentary film directed by William Davenport exploring the advocacy work of autism rights activists. [1] [2] Citizen Autistic features interviews with autistic activists including Ari Ne'eman, co-founder and former president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, and Zoe Gross, creator of the Disability Day of Mourning annual vigils held in honor of filicide ...
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Owen Suskind was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. As Owen withdrew into his silent state, his parents almost lost hope that he would find some way to meaningfully interact with his world. That way was found through animated films, especially ones by Walt Disney Animation Studios , which provided Owen a way to understand the world through ...
Too Sane for This World explores autism and discusses the challenges that people with autism face in the world. The documentary also discusses the need for society to address the concerns being voiced within the autism community, and features questions posed by adults on the spectrum.
Controversial vloggers Myka and James Stauffer faced widespread backlash in 2020 when they ‘rehomed’ their autistic adopted son Huxley. Now, writes Meredith Clark, a three-part docuseries ...
Dina won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize in 2017. [6] It also received the 2017 Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing from the Independent Film Festival Boston, [7] the IDA Award for best feature documentary of the year in 2017, [8] and a special jury prize for honesty and humanity from the 2017 Sarasota Film Festival. [9]
Disliking (or even, fearing) change is not a uniquely autistic experience, yet so many autistic people I know – myself included – fear change on a deeper level and in a wider array of ...