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Movies & Munchies - Finding Connection Points with your Autistic Child

5/23/2017

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by Lonnie Pacelli

In the TV show Parenthood, one of the characters, Max Braverman, is a child with Asperger Syndrome.  Max displayed many of the classic autism traits, including obsessing over specific topics.  One of his strong areas of interest was pirates.  Max loved to dress up like a pirate and act out his made-up stories.  His TV father, Adam, was struggling to find those connection points with Max that he so desperately longed for, so he decided to dress up like a pirate and enter Max's imaginary pirate world.  The episode ends with Adam and Max running around in their pirate garb having a great time together.  It was truly touching to see them both having fun as father and son. 


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Autism Lessons from Alien Movies

5/17/2017

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​Aliens. Hollywood’s always been obsessed with them. As far back as Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon in 1902, the concept of life on other planets has been meticulously explored. Many film critics have pointed out numerous parallels between aliens and international relations, The Day the Earth Stood Still being a common example, but never pointed out a parallel that makes perfect sense: the similarities between aliens and autism.


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They Love to be on Time

5/8/2017

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By Patty Pacelli

Like many people with autism, our son Trevor has always been very aware of time, and likes to stick to a schedule. He owned and used a watch from preschool on, and that attention to timeliness helped him when he had a job. Because autistic individuals thrive on routine, schedules and predictability, they will rarely, if ever, be late to work or meetings, which is a dream for employers.


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Welcome to Sesame Street's Autistic Muppet "Julia"

5/3/2017

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By Trevor Pacelli

I have never respected Sesame Street as much as I do now that they've added Julia to the cast. Over the years of watching the show in my early days and laughing at the skits as an adult while pulling them up on YouTube, I saw it as just a really good children's program that was popular enough to last nearly fifty years. But now, after seeing all the hard work and research they put into creating their first autistic muppet, as explained in the above video from a 60 Minutes feature, I can see that they are so much more than just a really good children's program.

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