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Discrimination. Discrimination against autistic people involves any form of discrimination, persecution, or oppression against people who are autistic. Despite contention over its status as a disability, discrimination against autistic people is considered to be a form of ableism. [1]
Special interest (autism) Special interests are highly focused interests common in autistic people. [1] Special interests are more intense than typical interests, such as hobbies, [2] and may take up much of a person's free time. A person with a special interest will often hyperfocus on their special interest for hours, want to learn as much as ...
The colors symbolize the autism spectrum. [1] The autism rights movement, also known as the autistic acceptance movement, is a social movement allied with the disability rights movement. It emphasizes the neurodiversity paradigm, viewing autism as a set of naturally occurring variations in human cognition rather than as a disease to be cured or ...
A World Record Christmas is inspired by the true story of then-12-year-old Auldin Maxwell, who is on the autism spectrum, and his Guiness World Record-making feat of balancing 1,400 Jenga blocks ...
Autism in popular culture. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) or autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) describe a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders in the DSM-5, used by the American Psychiatric Association. [ 1 ] As with many neurodivergent people and conditions, the popular image of autistic people and autism itself is ...
Normal People Scare Me: A Film about Autism is a 2006 American documentary film about autism, produced by Joey Travolta. [1] The project began as a 10-minute short film co-directed by an autistic teenager named Taylor Cross, and his mother Keri Bowers. Travolta first met Cross at a program Travolta led teaching the art of filmmaking to children ...
Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures.
Life, Animated. Life, Animated is a 2016 American documentary film by director Roger Ross Williams. [1] It is co-produced by Williams with Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn and Christopher Clements. Life, Animated is based on journalist Ron Suskind 's 2014 book Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism, which tells the story of his ...