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"At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind suddenly stopped speaking and disappeared into autism. Almost four years passed and the only thing that seemed to engage Owen were Disney films. Then one day his father donned one of his son's puppets--Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin--and asked 'What's it like to be you?' Suddenly, Owen responded to his father using dialogue from the movie ... Life, Animated tells the...
2) Come play
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Oliver is a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver's devices against him to break into our world, Oliver's must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
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Out of the woods: A lawyer heads into the wilderness to check on his grandfather and is faced with a decision that will change his life forever.
Where there's a will: Richie, a failed con-man with debt to a merciless loan shark, receives an offer to look after his ailing grandmother--a woman he's never met.
Fielder's choice: Life is perfectly uncomplicated for promising advertising executive Philip Fielder until his sister unexpectedly dies, leaving...
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Follow the extraordinary acting coach and founder of the Miracle Project musical theater program Elaine Hall, five autistic children, and their parents as they improbably, heroically mount a full-length original stage production and learn to communicate their feelings in song and performance.
5) The wizard
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A boy decides to take his autistic video game-playing brother to a national video game competition across the country.
6) The wizard
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A boy decides to take his autistic video game-playing brother to a national video game competition across the country.
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Sue Rubin, who is autistic, was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13, when she began to communicate using a keyboard. She is now a junior in college. This documentary takes the viewer on a journey into her mind, her daily world, and her life with autism.
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An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, THE HORSE BOY follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. Then they discovered...
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The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon, an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl, Annie, to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion - Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there.
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It's time to enjoy some slightly spooky sights and haunted happenings with friends from PBS Kids. Join Daniel Tiger and his friends for Dress Up Day and the annual main street parade. Then, when Alma, Rafia and Lucas are in charge of the Haunted Hallway, Alma takes the spookiness a little too far. And the Kratt Brothers need to put their new dual cobra powers to the ultimate test, and much, much more.
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In this intense, immersive journey, a young boy with Asperger’s Syndrome finds himself lost in the lively, dangerous world of the New York City subway, while his mother fiercely searches for him above ground in a race against the clock as Hurricane Sandy nears. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Voted one of the Top Ten Independent...
13) Fielder's choice
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Advertising executive Phillip Fielder has no complications in his life until his sister dies unexpectedly, leaving him with temporary custody of his nephew he barely knows. Phillip begins a new enlightening life with his nephew.
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Candy, a teenage heiress to a large fortune, is kidnapped by a trio of small time criminals on her way home from Catholic school. After burying her alive in an unmarked grave, the trio attempts to extort Candy's father, a wealthy jeweler, for a hefty ransom. But, what seemed like a simple, straightforward kidnapping soon spirals out of control with violent consequences and Candy's only hope for survival is a young mute boy who knows where she is buried....
17) Fly away
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A single mother struggles to cope and find peace for her teenage daughter, who suffers from severe autism.
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"Single father Martin Bohm struggles to raise his emotionally challenged son Jake. But Martin soon discovers that Jake possesses an amazing gift: the ability to see the hidden patterns of numbers that connect every life on the planet. With the help of a brilliant professor, Martin learns to communicate with Jake and help people around the world"--Container.
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Thicker than water: A faded photograph leads powerful attorney Natalie Jones to the bittersweet secrets of her father's past--where horses run free, families are bound by honor, and true love really exists.
Angel in the family: Sisters, separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding, find themselves brought back together for one amazing Christmas where a miracle will make you believe the impossible.
Ordinary miracles: A troubled teen who has bounced...