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The three groups now form a confederation called Autism Switzerland.) Autism Society Canada was established in 1976. [297] Autism support group APAFAC was founded in Catalonia in 1976. [298] It was joined by Aspanaes in Galacia in 1979, [299] and similar bodies in other parts of Spain after that.
David's Mother is a 1994 American drama television film directed by Robert Allan Ackerman and written by Bob Randall.It stars Kirstie Alley as a devoted mother trying to cope with her autistic teenage son David (Michael Goorjian). [1]
The film was inspired by director Alonso Mayo's experiences at Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú. [3] While finishing his undergrad studies in film and journalism in Peru, Mayo helped produce a series of training videos for creating supported employment programs and met many men and women with autism and other developmental disabilities.
This is a list of fictional characters that have been explicitly described within the work in which they appear, or otherwise by the author, as being on the autism spectrum. It is not intended to include speculation. Autistic people involved in the work may be mentioned in footnotes.
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.
The therapeutic, distraction play therapy progressed into a teaching model called The Son-Rise Program. By 1983, Bears and Samahria Kaufman founded The Option Institute and the Autism Treatment Center of America in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Raun, his family and other staff members currently serve on the board of directors. [4]
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A Boy Called Po (also known as Po) is a 2016 American drama film directed by John Asher and written by Colin Goldman, based on a true story starring Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder, and Kaitlin Doubleday. When his wife dies of cancer, an overworked engineer struggles to care for his son with autism.