I found this movie to be offensive. The title character is a girl who goes by the name "Music" who loves music because she's autistic. She acts like she's literally mentally disabled in every sense of the word. She's got weird facial expressions and hand gestures all the time. And sure some people with severe autism who are non-verbal might be like this but they tend to be the exceptions to the rule.
Then there's the advice they give. In one part the therapist, a guy that supposedly deals with autistic youth, puts her on the floor and then lies on top of her. He's "crushing her with his love" which is not a thing. Yes some autistic people enjoy this feeling, but it's only because they don't like being touched and need something like a hug every once in a while. It's literally the reason why some person with autism created a literal "hug box". A mechanical device with a mattress in it that would give him a squeeze when he needed it.
Seriously the worst part of this is that seemingly nobody who knew the first thing about autism or people on that spectrum were.
Avoid at all costs. And avoid even more if you have, or are close to, somebody with some form of autism.
Then there's the advice they give. In one part the therapist, a guy that supposedly deals with autistic youth, puts her on the floor and then lies on top of her. He's "crushing her with his love" which is not a thing. Yes some autistic people enjoy this feeling, but it's only because they don't like being touched and need something like a hug every once in a while. It's literally the reason why some person with autism created a literal "hug box". A mechanical device with a mattress in it that would give him a squeeze when he needed it.
Seriously the worst part of this is that seemingly nobody who knew the first thing about autism or people on that spectrum were.
Avoid at all costs. And avoid even more if you have, or are close to, somebody with some form of autism.
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