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[Mary] I wanted to meet
other parents with children with autism 'cause I-- I didn't even see
such kids on the streets. So, we started with just
going into communities and quickly realized that
the stigma was so bad that the families were still
not really coming out. The problem is centuries of misunderstandings
about autism and that's not just
in Sierra Leone, but across the world
other parents with children with autism 'cause I-- I didn't even see
such kids on the streets. So, we started with just
going into communities and quickly realized that
the stigma was so bad that the families were still
not really coming out. The problem is centuries of misunderstandings
about autism and that's not just
in Sierra Leone, but across the world
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[Mary] I wanted to meet
other parents
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with children with autism
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'cause I-- I didn't even see
such kids on the streets.
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So, we started with just
going into communities
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and quickly realized that
the stigma was so bad
00:00:17.002 --> 00:00:19.875
that the families were still
not really coming out.
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The problem is
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centuries of misunderstandings
about autism
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and that's not just
in Sierra Leone,
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but across the world.
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Movie Summary
Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.