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

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I have mentioned a number of Autism-related documentaries in earlier posts. These are: A Mother’s Courage: Talking Back to Autism (aka ‘The Sunshine Boy’), The Horse Boy, Normal People Scare Me, Through the Heart of Tango, Wretches & Jabberers, ARTS: A Film About Possibilities, Disabilities and the Arts, and The Sandwich Kid: A Film About Siblings & Disabilities.

‘Autism: The Musical’ is another such documentary. The film, released in 2007, was directed for HBO by Tricia Regan…

ON a recent afternoon Elaine Hall, a petite acting coach, sat on the floor of the bare-bones rec room at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services and guided a half-dozen kids with autism through a finger-pointing, call-and-response game called Zip Zap. Then came a group singalong as the children crooned “Our circle is ready to start/Come share ideas, come share your heart” over and over…

This is the Miracle Project, subject of the documentary ‘Autism: The Musical,’… It chronicles the 2005-6 incarnation of Ms. Hall’s program by tracking a rambunctious cast of children with autism–and their parents–as they prepare to put on a show…

Here is a link to a trailer for the documentary, which was well received: AUTISM: THE MIRACLE PROJECT TRAILER - YouTube

(source: Autism: The Musical - Television - The New York Times)