Asperger's Documentary Draws International Attention -
Next Screening To Be Held At SUNY Orange
Kingston, NY- March 10, 2010 — A new documentary produced for young people with Asperger Syndrome has been received with industry praise and public enthusiasm. The Asperger’s Difference: for and about young people with Asperger Syndrome will be featured at SUNY Orange in Middletown, NY on April 17 at 10 am---for the third time since its premier in November.
The screening, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a panel discussion at 10:30 with the filmmakers and one of the young adults featured in the documentary. Advance registration is required and can be made by calling Eileen Azevedo at 845-565-8575 x 238 or Anne Klingner at 845-342-2400 x 253. The screening will take place at SUNY Orange’s Harriman Hall, Lecture Room 111, located on South Street. Ample parking is available behind Harriman Hall and also across the street.
The Asperger’s Difference has been twice previously screened, both times to sold out crowds of more than one hundred who traveled from all corners of the Hudson Valley. “The response has been tremendous,” says Jamey Wolff, Program Director for the Center for Spectrum Services and producer of the documentary. “Internet orders for the DVD are coming in from all across the country and Canada. The project’s success illustrates how many people are affected by this disorder.”
The 30-minute documentary is designed to support high-functioning young people with autism as they begin the complicated emotional and physical transition into adolescence and adulthood. Viewers are also given the opportunity to see not only the challenges, but the often overlooked strengths, poise, self-awareness, and sense of humor, which gives a fuller picture of what it means to live with Asperger’s.
The Asperger’s Difference is the only educational documentary written to educate young adults with Asperger’s about their needs and strengths. It is designed expressly to accommodate the learning style of people with Asperger Syndrome and comes with a discussion guide to help parents, teachers and therapists individualize the content for the viewer.
Temple Grandin, PhD, F.A.S., noted scientist, author and spokesperson for the autism experience says of the documentary, “This video would have been very helpful to me in high school…I also really like the way the video presented the positive side of being an ‘Aspie.’ This is a fantastic video, and it should be used in schools across the nation.”
Tony Attwood, Ph.D., a renowned expert on Asperger’s and author, praises the documentary, “This DVD will help teenagers who have Asperger’s Syndrome to acquire greater self-understanding and self-acceptance. I recommend that this well- produced documentary should be used by clinicians, parents and high schools.”
This event is being co- sponsored by Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc., SUNY Orange Department of Psychology and SUNY Orange Psychology Club.
Production of The Asperger’s Difference was made possible by grants from The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation and The Hudson Foundation for Youth Health, Inc.
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