Autism Movies

The poignant yet humor filled story about a single mother of a teenager severely impacted by autism, forced to reckon with her daughter's future. As...

Patrícia was born with a condition that made it impossible for her to give birth, but the paths of life led her to meet Emanuel and...

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, filmmaker Jerry Rothwell examines the lives of five non-speaking, autistic youngsters.

A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The...

An autistic child growing up in the 1940's and 50's with a mother who is bitter because her fear of success has denied to herself a possible career...

The lives of a recovering addict and her single mother change forever when they move in next door to a widowed father and his adult daughter with...

A mosaic film about a group of people in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands strugging with loneliness, hope and love.

Television film adaptation of the true story ("A Friend Like Henry" by Nuala Gardner) of a young autistic boy and his extraordinary friendship with...

Mastering classic pinball arcade games requires focus, agility and dedication. Robert Gagno has all these traits. It might explain why he surged from...

Marissa and Eric encourage their young son with autism, who is determined to set a Guinness World Record — and has the chance to do so on...

Otto Baxter, a filmmaker with Down's Syndrome, directs and stars in this musical horror-comedy short based on his life, set in Victorian London.

At the onset of the pandemic, a young woman, Sloane, reconnects with her estranged brother, Rivers. Faced with limited travel options, she embarks...

Daniel Tammet has autism. He is also a savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants,...

Doom Island is a personal perspective on Martin's life and autism and schizophrenia from the inside, in a language we can all understand: film....

An autistic child's first day in a new school.

Off a dirt road in rural Maine, a precocious 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Michelle is quirky and charming,...

Bill is on cloud nine. He has just become a big brother to the lovley Bolla. At first she seems like any other toddler, curious, jovial and sweet....

Robert Rooy's documentary follows DJ Savarese ("Deej"), a nonspeaking autistic writer and poet. The film explores his difficult early life, his quest...