Documentary promoting a discredited communication technique
Autism Is a World
Written by
Sue Rubin
Directed by
Gerardine Wurzburg
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Producer
Gerardine Wurzburg
Original release
Release
2004 (2004)
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Autism Is a World is an American short subject documentary film by Academy Award Producer and Director Gerardine Wurzburg and written by Sue Rubin, an autistic woman who learned to communicate via the technique of facilitated communication. It was nominated in the 77th annual Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Subject.[1]
^"NY Times: Autism Is a World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
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