A film comes out this month that is among the most profound, thought-provoking and moving feats of documentary-making I have ever seen. It is about autism, and a state of being that far too many people either misunderstand or ignore. Diagnosed with “autistic tendencies” when he was six, Higashida had always displayed the deep difficulties with spoken communication common to many autistic people. The same will happen if we do not redesign parts of the private and public realm in line with autistic people’s needs. The world is now brimming with annual rituals all about “autism awareness”.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2021 14:00 UTC