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It’s hard to imagine an unlikelier feel-good documentary than the uplifting Autism: The Musical. Directed for HBO by Tricia Regan, but truly the brainchild of the vision–and sheer will–of Elaine Hall, the film is both unflinching in its portrayal of autism, and triumphant in the ways it shows connections among the film’s subjects. For those dealing with autism–and as the diagnosis grows more common, that would be nearly everyone–this film is enlightening, engaging, an (more…)
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Autism, the musical
This is an insightful look into the lives of a few children and their families affected by autism. You will share some of the struggles and triumphs as they navigate through the…
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awesome
this movie was great, watched it with the whole family, and we all learned alot!
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A+
An honest look at autism. It shows all the good and all the bad. The “good” is pretty incredible.
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Informative, Empathetic, Tearful, Hopeful, Worrisome, Joyful, Honest: A Must-Watch for Everyone!
Filmed in 2005-2006, this documentary documents the work of The Miracle Project in its first year. The goal was to bring children on the Autism Spectrum together to prepare for a…
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No closed captioning
Gotta love the irony here — a feel good film about a disability yet no closed-captioning for disabled people.
Docurama doesn’t caption hardly any of their DVDs.
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I love this show
I saw this on TV, it was good. The kids are cute and it has good info about autism and living with autism. Good show. I cried a good cry.
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Great Movie
This was a great movie being a parent of a 3 year old girl with autism and being around other autistic kids you kinda have a appreciation for movies that come along like this.
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best film I have seen about autism
It has been some months since I first saw this film, and I found it to be entertaining and educational, but most of all extremely moving.
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Autism the Musical
First off: I absolutely ADORE this movie! Every time it comes on TV I just HAVE to watch it.
Adam is an autistic savant who is an amazing cellist, and loves to chase girls…
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Inspiring and balanced depiction of autism
I have a 5 year old who has Autism and I thought this movie was right on! What I liked most was that it illustrated the full spectrum of autism.