Autism Film Consultant

New Netflix Film Features Autistic Teen Who Is A Rubik’s Cube World Champion

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Will you be tuning in? Representation is important and I applaud Netflix for continuing to put the spotlight on our autism community. In a new short-documentary film called The Speed Cubers we get in an insight look into the competitive world of solving Rubik’s Cubes. The documentary mainly revolves around 17-year-old Max Park from California […]

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My review of ‘The Good Doctor’ as an adult with autism

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Full disclosure: After only 1 episode I have no idea what the future is for The Good Doctor (which premiered Sep. 25 2018 at 10/9C on ABC). What I can tell you; this show has all the makings of an ABC smash-hit. Let’s begin with the cast. Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel, Charlie and The Chocolate

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I Have Autism And This Is My Review Of The Power Ranger Who Has Autism

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Warning: Spoilers below… Growing up in the ’90s, I was completely obsessed with the “Power Rangers” TV show like many of my peers were. To show you how far my fandom goes, one of my first crushes was on the Pink Ranger and one of my first Halloween outfits was dressing up as The

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60 Minutes Features A Muppet With Autism Who Made Her Debut On Sesame Street

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Did you watch this segment? On CBS 60 Minutes on March 19, 2017, they featured Julia, a Muppet with autism on her debut episode on Sesame Street. Christine Ferraro, a writer at Sesame Street for 25 years told 60 Minutes, It’s tricky because autism is not one thing, because it is different for every single

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How Autism & Theatre Therapy Led Me Into a Career in Film Consulting

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When a child is diagnosed with autism, well-known therapies like speech, occupational and physical therapy can be introduced. One therapy that tends to get overlooked in my work, though, is “theatre therapy.” When I was diagnosed with autism at 4, I was already a huge fan of Disney films. Even though I hadn’t started to talk

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How ‘Curious Incident’ Helped Bring Autism Awareness to Broadway

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If you watched the 2015 Tony awards you may know about the popularity of the new play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Based on the 2003 best-selling novel by Mark Haddon, Curious Incident won 5 Tony awards that year. The wins included best play, best direction and best lead actor. Last

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New Film on Autism & Disney to be Released in Theaters

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A documentary called “Life, Animated” focused on a man with autism who made tremendous strides through Disney films will be released starting July 1st in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles! The film will later be showing in other theaters later in the summer. Film Review: ‘Life, Animated’ https://t.co/njCzwwnYsr — Variety (@Variety) February

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ABC Debuts New Show That Features a Teenager with Special Needs

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Looking for something new to watch? A new show called “Speechless” has been picked up by ABC. The show that looks at the lives of a family with three children includes one teenager named JJ who’s nonverbal and uses a wheelchair. What makes the show even that more interesting is that the actor who plays

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Spring 2016 Autism Scholarship Application Opens

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This is the press release for our autism scholarship program for 2016. If you would like us to email you a copy of this to share with others please feel free to email us at KFMMakingADifference@gmail.com! “KFM Making a Difference”, an organization focused on housing and disability advocacy, after the recent success of their scholarship

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