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05 May 2016, 11:36 am

My favorites are :

Mozart and the whale
adam

are my two fav Autism movies.

John elder robinson : look me in the eye for my fav book.

so what is your favorite?


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05 May 2016, 8:24 pm

I didn't hate the Temple Grandin film with Claire Danes in it.



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06 May 2016, 11:09 am

SpaceAgeBushRanger wrote:
I didn't hate the Temple Grandin film with Claire Danes in it.


yes! totally forgot about that one. I did enjoy that one. :heart:


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06 May 2016, 3:22 pm

Snow Cake is my current favorite movie with an autistic character. I still want to see Fly Away, it looks very good.


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06 May 2016, 3:26 pm

Book: NeuroTribes

Movie: A Brilliant Young Mind

Television Series: Touch


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06 May 2016, 3:48 pm

RoadRatt wrote:
Snow Cake is my current favorite movie with an autistic character. I still want to see Fly Away, it looks very good.


I haven't heard of fly away, I must check into that! thank you.


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06 May 2016, 9:21 pm

With the Light. it's actually a manga. it was also made as a tv series. Hikaru To Tomo Nii. YOu can watch it on youtube, but it's in japanese subbed in english.


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06 May 2016, 9:24 pm

My favorite is the movie "Adam". I've watched it about 20 times. It really relaxes me for some reason.


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