Inspiration for Life with Autism - Growing Up Autistic

"The Incredibles" Autism Lessons

6/13/2018

By Trevor Pacelli

With the second "Incredibles" movie coming out this weekend, Trevor Pacelli, autistic adult movie reviewer at TrevorsViewonHollywood.com, has written about some lessons to be learned about autism in the original movie. Read more . . .

Autism Lessons from "Tully"

5/24/2018

By Trevor Pacelli

Autistic movie reviewer Trevor Pacelli makes some interesting points about the son in the movie being on the autism spectrum, and offers some great lessons to think about. Read more . . .

Autism Lessons from "The Shape of Water"

2/1/2018

By Trevor Pacelli

Trevor, movie reviewer shares autism lessons from The Shape of Water.

Autism Lessons in Logan Movie

9/7/2017

By Trevor Pacelli

You may relate to the countless individuals in the world who misunderstand autism. Well today, I will give you an easy parallel to autism: Mutants. Yes, the mutants in the X-Men universe share similarities to autism.

Autism Lessons from Zootopia

6/14/2017

By Trevor Pacelli

We all know about the heavily blunt themes of prejudice and racism in Zootopia, and it’s no secret that the treatment between predators and prey disturbingly parallels our own society. Say whatever you can about the treatment between the police and Blacks, or politicians and immigrants, or virtually any religious group against a much greater body, but the one piece of unfair prejudice I would like to discuss relates to how everybody has some form of unfair opinions about people with autism.

Autistic does not Equal Unhelpful

6/1/2017

By Trevor Pacelli

Far too frequently I get the idea that because I have slower speech and a lack of understanding towards other people, I can’t be of significant help to them. But this Memorial Day, I was proven wrong about myself.

Autism Lessons from Alien Movies

5/17/2017

By Trevor Pacelli

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.

Welcome to Sesame Street's Autistic Muppet "Julia"

5/3/2017

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.

Autism Lessons from "Moonlight"

4/19/2017

By Trevor Pacelli

Moonlight, the 2017 Academy Award winner for best picture, shows us all the troubles that one boy goes through as he grows up feeling like he’s a homosexual. It is always a confusing place to be when you are young, when you feel uncontrollable romantic desires towards someone of the same sex, and yet are not mature enough to know what to make of it, especially when the other kids at school pick on you because they can sense that you are different.

Autism Assembly - I Turned my Drawback into an Advantage

4/5/2017

By Trevor Pacelli
Over the past six months, I have spoken at two different elementary schools in the East side of Seattle autism. The talk relates various Disney movies to what it’s like to live on the autism spectrum. I covered all the latest releases that today’s generation of kids most relate to: Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Moana. My feedback on each talk was greatly positive, both from the staff and from the K-5 kids. I currently have a third talk booked for October, with a trailer to provide more information about future talks at other schools.