Documentaries About Autism
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- DirectorScott SteindorffStarsScott Steindorff'Understanding Autism' explores the latest research in autism and how empathy and emotion can help autistic people live happier and more functional lives.
- DirectorMatt FullerAutism in Love follows the story of four adults with autism spectrum disorders as they search for and manage romantic relationships.
- DirectorFran RobertsonJack, 3 and Jeremiah, 4 are starting their first term at Treetops School in Essex, the only state school in the UK which uses ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) a controversial and intensive intervention used to treat autism. Their parents have high hopes of this 'tough love' approach, but critics argue that it is dehumanizing and abusive to try to eliminate autistic behaviour. Through the interweaving of the stories of Jack and Jeremiah, of the charismatic ABA consultant Gunnar Frederickson and of campaigners and parents critical of ABA, we are confronted by a complex world which asks fundamental questions about how we bring up our children and how society should respond to people with autism.
- DirectorTricia ReganStarsHillary AaronJoe AaronLexi AaronFollows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.
- DirectorSugey CruzRichard EvertsStarsKenneth BockRichard EvertsRaun KaufmanFollow one man's 11,000 mile, 40 day journey across the American landscape to visit twenty families and individuals affected by autism while searching for answers for his own son. With interviews from around the nation that include the widest spectrum of backgrounds - each conducted in the participants' original language - the film weaves a broad and compelling tapestry across the spectrum of American life in all its faiths, disparities, colors, and cultures. What he learns along the way will change not only his life, but the lives of those he meets, forever. It's a story about the best days that still lie ahead for our nation, the families, and the people who give America its heart.
- DirectorThomas Elliott GriffithsStarsJake CartwrightThomas Elliott GriffithsBrenda JonesThomas wants to learn about the neurological condition that his little brother, Owen, was diagnosed with as a child - autism. Through the piecing together of home videos and interviews with people both on and off the autistic spectrum, Thomas attempts to learn more about the condition whilst telling the story of him and his brother, in an effort to raise awareness and society's understanding of the condition.
- DirectorStephen W. MackeyStarsTemple GrandinThis Business Of Autism is an expository documentary film about the economic and societal benefits of employing young adults with autism. The film addresses the positive impacts of developing profitable businesses while leveraging the unique capabilities of adults with autism, at the crossroads of government programs, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and family.
- DirectorErik LinthorstStarsCaroline BennerJan BlacherJasmin BoardFive diverse students on the autism spectrum take us into their lives and into their classrooms to show us how they're making college work.
- DirectorChandi ZiebarthStarsChandi ZiebarthThere are several societal changes that we can make right now to better accommodate people with autism. This documentary explores how families can make some reasonable changes in their daily lives right now. Together, our society must solve the autism puzzle for all of those individuals and families currently living with autism so they can have a better quality of life. It's time to unlock the autism puzzle by understanding how people with autism see the world. The world of autism is understood through pictures instead of: text, speech and sound.
- DirectorMichael TerrillStarsJ.R. CairnsEmbarrassed at having a child on the spectrum, the Cairns family decides that abusing the autism out of their son, J.R., is the solution. Out anxiety and fear J.R. hides his neurodivergence and his family thinks he's now cured.
- DirectorTaylor Rosa
- DirectorDavid StagnariStarsErich PreisMichael KitakisDominick MavelliaA talented painter with Asperger's Syndrome takes over an abandoned gas station to start an art school for special needs children and war veterans.
- DirectorFayekah TakiStarsShyrose DhallaOver the years, we have seen many cases of children with Autism and while at times, they are perfectly normal we have not understood their needs and pushed them away. This documentary sheds light on this important issue and attempts to create more awareness about autism and the importance of it's acceptance.
- DirectorNicholas Ryan-Purcell'This Is Nicholas - Living With Autism' chronicles a mother's determination to see her son faced with Autism and Depression overcome challenges, along with the support from family, community and teachers
- DirectorAaron FeinsteinKen and Alex is about the unconditional love of a divorced father with sole-custody of his son, a non-verbal teenager on the autism spectrum. New York City, with all its beauty and chaos, is the backdrop for this tale of two men searching for ways to connect with the world around them.
- DirectorFern LevittPaws for Autism follows two autistic children and their service dogs. It goes through a journey with Braydon and his family before Bogart, their new service dog, enters their home. We will see the potential impact that the dog has on Braydon and his family. Can Bogart do what seems impossible for everyone else? Can he penetrate Braydon's closed off world and open him to ours? Similarly, we follow Ezra's family, who is hoping that their community school will accept Quinn, their service dog, as part of Ezra's classroom. We examine the school and the principal as he navigates through the challenges of bringing a dog in to the school. If Quinn is accepted, the film will then focus on how this dog will not only impact the behaviour of Ezra, but the effect that Quinn will have on the entire school.
- DirectorHana MakkiStarsAli Al SayedDana DajaniMina LiccioneAs One traces the journey of ten children with Autism and their special families as they struggle and triumph with Autism in the United Arab Emirates.
- DirectorJohn BlockStarsStephen KanneJames LankfordKent MartlingHow is it we know so little about something so widespread? None of us are more than a family member or neighbor away from autism. Sounding the Alarm follows autism families as they negotiate tangled rules and regulations, and steadfastly fight to find and afford the right care and treatment for their loved ones throughout their lives.
- DirectorMarion GrunerChristopher SumptonStarsAndy BolteEllen BolteDerrick MacFabeThe Autism Enigma looks at the progress of an international group of scientists who are looking for clues to the baffling disorder by examining the amazingly diverse and powerful microbial ecosystem that's an essential part of the human gastrointestinal tract, and the extraordinary efforts of parents who have been relentlessly pushing science forward in hopes of finding answers for their children's condition.
- DirectorZac AdamsStarsMichelle BegleyDavid CantrellC.J. ColeA powerful and emotional documentary that chronicles families living with autism. From moderate cases to extreme, the film explores what it's like living with this developmental disability on a day-to-day basis. What is autism? What does that word truly mean? "Autism in America" not only answers that question, but also disproves the many misconceptions often associated with that word.
- DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsMargrét Dagmar EricsdóttirDavid G. AmaralSimon Baron-CohenThe mother of an autistic child is determined not to accept the pessimistic prognosis for her son.