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Autism in children Treatment Case studies Autistic children Family relationships Case studies Autistic children United States Biography Fathers and sons Case studies Films for the hearing impaired Horses Therapeutic use Case studies Human-animal relationships Case studies Isaacson, Rowan Isaacson, Rupert Parents of autistic children United States BiographyFilter By Subjects
Autism in children Treatment Case studies Autistic children Family relationships Case studies Autistic children United States Biography Fathers and sons Case studies Films for the hearing impaired Horses Therapeutic use Case studies Human-animal relationships Case studies Isaacson, Rowan Isaacson, Rupert Parents of autistic children United States BiographySummary: "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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIF1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LIF
Summary: 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 sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. They discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010