The Rider: A Poignant Portrayal of Rodeo Star Brady Jandreau Who Pursues His Dream Despite a Traumatic Brain Injury
by“I believe God gives each of us a purpose. To the horse, it’s to run across the prairie. For a cowboy, it’s to ride,”…
Book/Movie Review
Was the Father of Theoretical Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Autistic? A Review of the Imitation Game
byConsidered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, Alan Turing’s idiosyncrasies have led some historians to speculate that he may have had…
A look back at the movie Rain Man and how our views of autism have changed
byA look at a classic film’s depiction of autism and that developmental disability’s subsequent treatment three decades later By Nils Skudra I first watched…
A Film Review of The Theory of Everything
byBy Nils Skudra This week I took the opportunity to watch The Theory of Everything, a 2014 biographical film about the renowned cosmologist and…
Israeli Film Here We Are Addresses Adult Living Options and Parent/Autistic Child Relationships
byBy Nils Skudra This afternoon I had the opportunity to watch Here We Are, a recent Israeli film directed by Nir Bergman which focuses…
When a Disability Becomes a Strength: A Review of Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
by“Although there is a widespread perception that disabilities inhibit people from reaching their potential, advocates have argued that in many ways they can serve…
The Reason I Jump Challenges the Myth that Autistic People Have No Emotions or Imaginative Life
byBy Nils Skudra This week I had the opportunity to watch Jerry Rothwell’s documentary The Reason I Jump, a profoundly compelling commentary on the…
The film Radio shows the Effects an Intellectually Disabled Young Man can Have on the Community
byThe 2003 film Radio is based on the true story of T. L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones (played by Ed Harris)…