The Autistic Me (2009)
This documentary follows three people with autism at pivotal moments on the rocky road to being accepted as an adult. They are all fighting for independence and responsibility, but being frustrated by the shackles imposed on them by their disability, their families and the preconceived ideas of mainstream society.
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It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
I should start off by saying I myself have a form of Autism called Aspergers Syndrome, so I could relate completely with the three people in this documentary that I couldn't miss. It was basically seeing the lives of three young male adults who live with this disorder, and how it affects their personal and social lives. The three boys are 23-year-old Oli with high functioning autism; 15-16-year-old Thomas 'Tom with autism spectrum violent disorder, and 24-year-old Alex with Aspergers Syndrome looking. Oli is unemployed and looking for a job, he is finding it hard with his disorder causing a lack of confidence and he feels holding him back. Tom's violent behaviour, including towards his parents, is causing him to be an outcast and he wants to move into a special home to have his independence. Alex has been single for years, and he is looking for love, and has found some luck on the internet and arranged a date. It was a really interesting documentary that really opened my eyes to my own social disorder, but it is nothing to be ashamed or afraid of. Very good!