Can anybody help add to my list of autism related movies pls

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Thank you again people. I've added all these too my list and also purchased the Run Wild, Run Free book. I'll give it a week or so to compile afew more and i'll post up my [hopefully] almost comprehensive list. After this I'm going to focus on documentaries so forgive me if I start a new thread sharing a different list.


Thanks

A Brilliant Young Mind
Bully
Touch (U.S. television series)

The Imitation Game
My Name is Khan

Movies:
Lars and the real girl (Main character "Lars" is probably on the spectrum)

TV Shows:
Mr Robot (Main character "Elliot" is very likely on the spectrum)
House MD (Season 7, Minor role character "Martha Masters" is likely on the spectrum)

There's an Indian movie called "Barfi!" that I thought was excellent. It has a terrific, understated female autistic character. It's definitely not your typical Bollywood flick. It's​ not on Netflix anymore, unfortunately.

Autism is a World
Wretchers and Jabberers
Important note though both are accused of using Facillitated Communication and as such may be fake portrayals
W+J guys are somewhat verbal though so they have more credibility
Also Annie's Coming Out FC also

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but the new Power Rangers movie had a very positive portrayal of a main character with an ASD, in my opinion.

Movies
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Aspergers Are Us - Aspie Comedy Troupe

Run Wild, Run Free - 1969 Children's movie with lead character described by reviewers at that time as Autistic played by Mark Lester of Oliver! fame.

A Change of Habit - 1969 Mary Tyler Moore played a nun working in the "ghetto" who diagnosis a girl with Autism. Elvis in an unusual serious role cures the girl with rage therapy that was popular time

Television Programs
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Directions '65 - February 7, 1965. One of the notable moments in the history of autism and disability rights.
Believed to the first documentary of its kind followed the Autistic 8 year old son of a celebrity chef with parents and siblings providing commentary. Bernard Rimland critic of the dominant "refrigerator mother" theory of Autism was a guest. A relative of Ruth Sullivan an organizer of a small local support group of Autism parents opposing the Refrigerator Mother theory viewed the program. The relative told Ruth about the program (TV was banned in the Sullivan household), Ruth contacted Rimland and they formed The Autism Society of America which had a role in the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975 that made it the law to guarantee disabled students the right to an education appropriate to their needs

Marcus Welby MD - 1969 Episode "The Foal". Dr. Welby helps Autism parents battle bureaucracy and autism treatments of the era.

Chicago Med - 2017 "Dr. Latham" diagnosed with Aspergers

I know its never said or referenced in the show. But Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons might be on the spectrum. Because he a lot of the time is very socially awkward and doesn't understand somethings and has weird interests.

Freddy Got Fingered- the main character is likely to be on the spectrum.

TV Show Scorpion, probably.
ASD's are not mentioned the show is officially about a team of "brilliant misfits". The characters are socially awkward and use terms such as "us" and "the normals".