iDevices are life changers

Apr 12, 10 iDevices are life changers

Posted by Mary Ann Holmes in Movies

Dakshana Bascaramurty Globe and Mail When you enter Emily Buczek’s Toronto classroom, it’s like Times Square: Everywhere you look, there’s a new visual distraction. A picture of each student is tacked onto a large, colourful map above his or her country of origin (Emily’s mug hovers over Poland). There’s a shelf of...

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Learning to live with Adam

Aug 03, 09 Learning to live with Adam

Posted by Mary Ann Holmes in Movies

Aug 3 2009 WalesOnlineIn rom-com land, a man who can’t say ’I love you’ never gets the girl. Yet romantic indie film Adam breaks all the rules, featuring a leading man who has no idea what love is. Living with a form of autism known as Asperger syndrome, Adam (played by Hugh Dancy) is a charming, kind and humblingly...

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The Horse Boy

Jul 27, 09 The Horse Boy

Posted by Mary Ann Holmes in Autism & Animals, Movies

When I came across this trailer I was totally moved by it. The Horse Boy, a movie due out in theaters this fall, tells the story of a father who finds a way into his Autistic son’s life through a horse. When the father realizes the connection his son has with their horse the family takes a journey of healing and love that...

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Adam: A Movie About Romance & Asperger’s syndrome

Jul 27, 09 Adam: A Movie About Romance & Asperger’s syndrome

Posted by Mary Ann Holmes in Movies

I came across this movie that I just can’t wait to see. The movie called Adam premiered at Sundance and is due out in theaters this July. The movies follows the story off Adam, a twenty something, who has Asperger’s syndrome. A new girl moves into his apartment building and they become interested in each however romance is a...

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Autism: The Musical

Jul 27, 09 Autism: The Musical

Posted by Mary Ann Holmes in Movies

Ended up watching Autism: The Musical on the weekend with the kids on HBO. I have been trying to catch it for a couple weeks now and finally got the chance. The documentary follows the story of a women who adopts a child from Russia and finds out that he is Autistic. Some time later she decides to lead a group of Autistic children...

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