A long awaited daughter, Abigail, proves a joyful addition to the Strickland family until one day, parents, Jack and Catherine realize there is something wrong. After she is diagnosed with autism, the family struggles to connect with their daughter. Jack denies the diagnosis while Catherine works with doctors and specialists, to understand their dilemma. Their faith and finances are stretched to the limits. As Abigail grows older, her strength and outbursts become more violent. Jack and Catherine fear she is becoming more than they can manage. When a hidden interest for golf emerges, new hope is ignited. A family friend, Enoch, takes Abigail under his wing, and a door to her consciousness is revealed.
Baking Powder is a short drama that explores the human bond between two brothers, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. The film sheds light on the challenges individuals with autism face in communication and integration, and how simple everyday moments can carry deep emotional meaning. Through the story of Khalid, a young man seeking to express his love for his brother in simple ways, the film raises questions about understanding and acceptance. It reminds us that patience, kindness, and respect are choices that can build genuine connections, even when full understanding is difficult to achieve.
A 14-year-old pursues romance with a man while vacationing with her family in Switzerland.
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
Two families from different parts of Miami must confront a gangster who kidnaps their autistic children under the protective gaze of a guardian angel
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.
A spoken word piece about an autistic person experiencing sensory overload in a world that rejects their existence.
Santiago wants to reveal his HIV diagnosis to his best friends, but discovers they are full of myths and discrimination against HIV-positive people. This short film directly confronts social stigmas while exploring themes of acceptance, fear, and unconditional love.
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
The Tragedy of an Artist, is an experimental short shot over the course of a week. This film is meant to illustrate who Hero Foltz is as a person and his struggles with self identity
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Based on the true story of a young girl who communicates only in numbers. The movie explores the reason behind why she communicated this way and what the numbers meant to her, and eventually the way for her to come out of her shell and express hidden talents she possessed.
pedra de jardim
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite. Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors.
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.