Autism Movies

Overwhelmed by motherhood, Ester steals a caravan and flees to southern Italy with her son David, with an intellectual disability. They meet a young...

Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her...

A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and...

‘It’s up to you to make a future that has you in it…’ We follow Zoe and her dad, Gerry in a ‘day in the life’ of...

Two strangers, each living at the edges of society, are fatefully united for a harrowing and inspirational journey through the enchanting vistas of...

After an autistic man impulsively marries a young widow, she must move to the city and ensure the welfare of her new family, against the glare of...

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...

Fantasy A, autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. Along the way he also...

A grandfather struggles with the acceptance of his autistic grandson.

An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.

Two estranged adopted sisters are forced together by their mother's sudden death: Beatrice, an autistic Chinese high school senior who wants to learn...

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

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

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...

This documentary is the story of Adrian Esposito's journey to find healing for his anger and autism by traveling across America and Canada and...

As a child, Jack believed the tender lie his parents told him, that Gio was a special being with superpowers, as in a comic book. Now that he is...

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.

The horror of Jen's teenage past catches up with her when she takes her autistic son to a birthday party in her hometown.

Martha (Katie Boland), 18, sees the world as animated and fun. She has a form of autism that means she is a mathematical genuis whilst incapable of...