[Video] Tints of Autism

[Daniel E.]

I just saw this 8-minute documentary on autism on Current TV, and it was pretty good:

Tints of Autism // Current TV

From an article about the video:

Beltran’s film offers an intimate multi-dimensional look at three autistic young adults and their families. The film sheds light on everything from how they cope with teasing to their hopes and dreams, from the worries their parents and siblings have to the talents and quirks that each maintain.

...“The kids don’t feel sorry for themselves. I tried to make it under the theme of tolerance by showing the intolerance that the kids experience,” Beltran said.

...“Too often media portray people with disabilities as someone to feel sorry for, or worse, that they have overcome some tremendous obstacles – that they are somehow superhuman,” Latham said. “When in reality they are just ordinary folks trying to get through life like everyone – they just happen to have autism.”

The Daily Bruin - Taking a closer look at autistic students