redrobin62 wrote:
You have some good ideas. I'd imagine a documentary like that would include interviews with folks on the spectrum. You would also have filmed profiles of what their day to day life is like, with their challenges and difficulties shown or discussed.
I guess there'd also be a brief section of stats - % of population that is autistic, the 1 in 88 stat, and a rough number of the autistics in the world.
Your clients should range from people who are "obviously" on the spectrum as well as those who've masked so well over the years that they pass for normal.
Some of your clients can be living independently while others are institutionalized. If you can interview one or two that's in an institution that would be nice.
Here in Seattle there is Adult Autism Clinic that meets at Univ. of Washington Medical Center. Maybe you can get some insight from their clinicians or from others in your area.
Several meetup groups are geared towards adults on the spectrum. Maybe you can sit in a group or interview those guys if they don't mind.
That is actually a great idea about going to a group meetup and maybe setting up some interviews with some of the people on the spectrum. I originally was going to do this documentary on my own life and ASD in general, rather than a public informational documentary, but more what it's look for someone who is HFA/ASD where you couldn't even tell by looking at them. Some people on the spectrum can clearly be pointed out, I am kind of wanting to bring attention to the people who have suffered in silence like myself because we don't "look disabled". It's going to be a pretty heavy film I believe, approx maybe 15-20 minutes long nothing too long, but we will see as it plays out if it takes on a life of its own. I appreciate the suggestions.
09 Dec 2013, 1:09 pm
