Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms

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I have already mentioned a number of Autism-related documentaries in my posts:
‘A Mother’s Courage: Talking Back to Autism’ (aka ‘The Sunshine Boy’) (Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms - #9 by Visionary7903)
‘Normal People Scare Me’ (Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms - #188 by Visionary7903)
‘Through the Heart of Tango’ (Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms - #193 by Visionary7903)

‘Wretches & Jabberers’ is another documentary on the same theme. Released in 2011, it chronicles a world tour undertaken by two men with Autism, Larry Bissonnette, 52, and Tracy Thresher, 43. They are are almost completely non-verbal but are shown communicating impressively with the aid of computers…

…How much children and adults with autism can do and can understand is a subject of continuing controversy. For many it has been assumed that language is beyond their capability. But what if we’re wrong?

…Larry … and Tracy … both type with one finger at an agonizing pace, but their message is hopeful. “We are more like you than not,” types Bissonnette. And in a film full of emotional moments, Thresher takes the cake. An attendee at an appearance in Japan asks him about the first thing he communicated when he learned to type at age 23 after a lifetime of silence and minimal education. “Oh boy,” he types. “Great question. I told my mother that I loved her. She cried.” He then reads aloud the words from the computer screen. I cried…

Here is a trailer for the film: Official Wretches & Jabberers Trailer (Captioned) - YouTube

(source: Wretches & Jabberers: Autism Advocacy on the Road | Child Mind Institute)