Is there any new autistic movies or tv shows?

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Is there any new or new in the last 5 years movies or tv shows that have actors with autism that are also characters with autism?

The fad may have come to an end.

Did that movie Alex was working on with Robert De Niro ever come out? I assume that had something to do with autism for Alex to be involved.

Ezra [2023]


IMDb lists Alex Plank as an actor in the film. I don't see him listed as a consultant on Autism but the IMDb trivia for the film indicates:

① The creators of the film began the casting process knowing they wanted an autistic actor to play the lead. William A. Fitzgerald sent in a tape because he wanted to start a YouTube channel and thought it would give him experience. The 15-year-old ended up landing the titular role.

② Writer Tony Spiridakis began to write the script many years before the making of the film. He was inspired by his relationship with his own autistic son and the break-up of his marriage during his son's teenage years. In an interview he said that the film's script was the ultimate product of him realizing he didn't need to "fix" his son's autism. Spiridakis frequently asked his good friend, actor Tony Goldwyn, to read drafts throughout the years. After reworking the script into a final screenplay, Goldwyn read the version and asked to direct the film.

③ The film also had multiple autistic crew members on set to ensure its authenticity. Other cast members were directly related to a family member who has autism. Throughout the production, the creators screened different versions to the autism community for feedback.

④ Robert De Niro ultimately accepted the role, saying that the film resonated with him because one of his seven children is autistic. Whoopi Goldberg was asked directly by Tony Goldwyn to join the film, and she accepted even before reading the script.


We've seen the film. My impression is it isn't so much about being Autistic but rather about being the father of an Autistic (reminder, IMDb reports the film's writer, Tony Spiridakis, has an Autistic son).

Oh, it is a good film.

Oh-oh.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20315818/p ... tt_stry_pg

Here is a list. Nothing from the last 5 years.

https://autism.org/autism-movies/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_a ... cters#Film
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls043210928
https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-with ... per-brooks

Austin (2024-present)
About an autistic fellow who finds his biological father, it's worth noting that the actor who plays Austin (the main star of the show) is nerodivegant and has previously starred in the netflix documentary love on the spectrum. Austin has 8 episodes so far and more on the way.

Interesting. The first one listed is Elvis Presley's last movie, and also starred Mary Tyler Moore.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065537/

Not another one for 25 years. A big surge from the mid '90s, and gradually tapering off.

Most of the movies from the '20s might be difficult to find--very few votes on imdb for a lot of them.

I'm not going to pretend I have an explanation worked out. Additional complicating factors can be added if you drag in the history of Autism in the DSM.

What attracts my attention is:



My paternal grandfather died before 1960 and his death certificate mentions schizophrenia as a contributing factor. I now wonder if he was an Aspie.

838 movies about schizophrenia

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?keyw ... t=year,asc

Seems like a popular condition.