Autism is a world

Title:

Autism is a world

Author:

Rubin, Sue.

ISBN:

9781881782308

Publication Information:

[New York?] : CNN, [2004?]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (39:50) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Title from container.

Abstract:

Sue Rubin, who is autistic, was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13, when she began to communicate using a keyboard. She is now a junior in college. This documentary takes the viewer on a jorney into her mind, her daily world, and her life with autism.

Language:

English

Spanish

Language Note:

In English or optional Spanish; closed-captioning; audio description for the visually impaired.

Personal Subject:

Subject Term:

Added Author:

Margulies, Julianna, 1966-

Added Corporate Author:

State of the Art, Inc.

Cable News Network.

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Autism Is a World is a Oscar nominated documetary about Sue Rubin, a 26 year-old living with autism. Diagnosed as autistic sincw age 4, Sue was unable to communicate with the outside world until she was 13. At that age she was taught the technique of facilitated communication and she began to express herself for the first time. Sue is now a college junior and an honors student. This is Sue's story, told in her own words.