The Autistic Me
The Autistic Me
| 11 August 2009 (USA)
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This documentary follows three people with autism at pivotal moments on the rocky road to being accepted as an adult. They are all fighting for independence and responsibility, but being frustrated by the shackles imposed on them by their disability, their families and the preconceived ideas of mainstream society.

Reviews
Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Sexylocher Masterful Movie
BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Walter Sloane Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Jackson Booth-Millard I should start off by saying I myself have a form of Autism called Aspergers Syndrome, so I could relate completely with the three people in this documentary that I couldn't miss. It was basically seeing the lives of three young male adults who live with this disorder, and how it affects their personal and social lives. The three boys are 23-year-old Oli with high functioning autism; 15-16-year-old Thomas 'Tom with autism spectrum violent disorder, and 24-year-old Alex with Aspergers Syndrome looking. Oli is unemployed and looking for a job, he is finding it hard with his disorder causing a lack of confidence and he feels holding him back. Tom's violent behaviour, including towards his parents, is causing him to be an outcast and he wants to move into a special home to have his independence. Alex has been single for years, and he is looking for love, and has found some luck on the internet and arranged a date. It was a really interesting documentary that really opened my eyes to my own social disorder, but it is nothing to be ashamed or afraid of. Very good!