Autism is a World (2004)

Wow. What an incredible story. This movie was nominated for Best Documentary short ( I believe) in 2004. It really was amazing to me. Its the story of a girl with autism, named Sue Rubin, who up until the age of 13, was believed to not only have autism, but also mentally retarded with a developmental age of around 2. She was given the opportunity of learning to communicate with a keyboard type thing ( I can't remember what it was called) and before that year was up, she tested with an IQ of 133. She then went to regular high school, and was a junior in college majoring in History when this movie was being filmed. The film takes you through her life, talks about her world. She can't speak, or doesn't speak many words or sentences but uses this keyboard to type out what she wants and needs to say. It was so bizarre to me, thinking of her seeming to be trapped in this body and delays on the outside, but inside have this amazing mind working away. It was sad, and yet very inspiring at the same time. It makes me wonder how many other autistic children could be reached this way? She is leading an incredible life compared to the one her parents probably expected when she was a baby and they thought she would never develop mentally past the age of 2. She is living on her own, with 24 hour support staff that helps her out. I am very interested in learning more about this method of communication for autistic children