Movies, Movies, Movies

I have just recently watched a movie with my husband and found it to be on of the most interesting, informative, and enjoyable movies in a long time. The name of the movie is Mozart and the Whale.

The movie is based on the life story of Jerry Newport and his wife, Mary. Both of the characters in the movie have Asperger’s Syndrome. Donald is always trying to find a way to fit in and be “normal” while Isabelle accepts her Asperger’s and lives life everyday. They met at a group session in which Donald put together so that other people on the Autism Spectrum would not be alone. The acting in this movie is incredible. It is so realistic you find yourself forgetting that it is a movie.

As you can see from previous entries on my blog I am currently enrolled in a program at Antioch New England University,. The program is the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Program. I am learning that so many people just do not understand what the disorder is about or what they can do to help. This movie will certainly open the door for more understanding to the individuals who have questions or who look at people with autism with accusatory eyes.

Watch this movie! You will find, like my husband who really has no knowledge or interaction directly with individuals on the spectrum, that they (people with autism) are just regular people with a whole other view of the world.

Bye for now…
Nadia