Autism Awareness - What Are You Doing? DVD

What are you doing? film - available in schools now!

 

 

 

Autism Awareness have announced that national distribution of their short documentary film ‘What are you doing?’ has begun. The film, which has been created by Autism Awareness Australia, aims to teach school aged children about acceptance and understanding of their peers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

 

(The following information has been taken directly from the Autism Awareness Webpage....)

http://www.autismawareness.com.au/

 

"With the support of the Australian Government “What are you doing?”, along with accompanying teaching materials, has been distributed to every school in Australia, totaling over 10,000 copies nationwide. All primary, secondary, state and independent schools have received a copy.
Narrated by television personality Tom Gleisner and written by
‘The Other Country’ author Michael Whelan, the film includes enlightening interviews with the brothers, sisters, cousins, and friends of children on the spectrum. Through beautiful imagery, engaging narrative, and quirky animation, ‘What are you doing?’ sends the all important message of inclusion and understanding of all those with ASD by their peers and within their communities. It has received glowing reviews at its three premieres in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and has enormous support from parents and educators across the country.
Contact your local school, let them know how important the film is to your school community and encourage them to show it as widely as possible. More awareness simply means children on the spectrum will be better understood.
Whilst the film was made for children, we suspect a few adults within the school system will learn something from it as well!
The film will be available for sale to the general public next month.
Visit the official film website www.whatareyoudoingfilm.com to see a preview of the film!"