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Reaching the Autistic Mind: An Educational Challenge

1 hours 3 minutes

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Still image from Reaching the Autistic Mind: An Educational Challenge

Autism, a neurological disorder, affects as many as 1 in 150 children in the United States. Follows six families with autistic children for two years. Features the Eden II School for Autistic Children in Staten Island, New York. Interviews parents and teachers who advocate early intervention and applied behavioral analysis (ABA).

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Runtime: 1 hours 3 minutes

Topic: Education, Health and Safety
Subtopic: Autism, Special Education
Grade/Interest Level: PT/TT -
Release Year: 2002
Producer/Distributor: Filmakers Library, Inc

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Still image from: Against the Odds: Salem Foxx Ballet Boy

Two boys face each other, one pointing to the other with lips parted in mid-speech. Ladybug hangs on wall with peeling paint behind them.

Still image from: Autism Goes to College

Frame of woman wearing sleeveless fuchsia pink blouse, speaking. Caption. The best way I can put it is that.

Color illustration in a picture book. Cup of pastel crayons spills on left while young animals dressed in children's clothes play with a ball, swing on a swing, or dressup in firefighting hat.

Senior woman named Gloria Fawcett looks off camera with a serious expression. Caption. I noticed she wasn't crawling.

Young girl sits on a person's lap. Both look down at a worksheet on the desk in front of them. Caption. Voiceover. This was the first time Jessie had actually seen this task.

Woman sits next to girl wearing a black helmet. Text below woman reads, Reiko Donato, Mother of Alex. Caption. She's 12 and has autism as a secondary diagnosis.

Man seated cross legged on the ground next to a tripod camera. Children seated on the floor watch him as he speaks. Caption. He's been teaching animation film camps for children.

Rear view of a science class. Caption. We're going to get started on science.