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Release Date: 2006   Duration: 44 min

Categories: Movies, Short Film, Drama, Documentary

Autism Every Day is a 2006 documentary film sponsored by Autism Speaks, and produced by Lauren Thierry, Jim Watkins and Eric Solomon. It follows mothers with autistic children which consists mainly of interviews with the mothers. A 13 minute version of Autism Every Day debuted at a fundraiser named "A New Decade for Autism" in New York City on May 9, 2006, and made its mainstream debut on Don...  MORE

Autism Every Day is a 2006 documentary film sponsored by Autism Speaks, and produced by Lauren Thierry, Jim Watkins and Eric Solomon. It follows mothers with autistic children which consists mainly of interviews with the mothers. A 13 minute version of Autism Every Day debuted at a fundraiser named "A New Decade for Autism" in New York City on May 9, 2006, and made its mainstream debut on Don Imus show on MSNBC the following day. It was selected by the Sundance Institute as a special screening film at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. A 7-minute version of the film can be found on Autism Speak's Youtube Channel. The New York Times said, "While the filmmakers capture hope, love and determination, the documentary also reveals the unrelenting stress and occasional despair in rearing children with autism." The New York Observer said the film was a "short documentary film ... about the lives of mothers of autistic kids. The film consists mainly of interviews with mothers, mothers whose lives have been utterly transformed. The situation of these mothers is just unrelieved, unrelenting." According to Stuart Murray, author of Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination, disability rights advocates criticized the film for categorizing the disorder as "one of problems and difficulties, especially for parents", while ignoring the positive aspects. LESS