WATERTOWN, NY (March 28, 2023); For Autism Acceptance Month, WPBS-TV is proud to present a free screening of the POV documentary Neurotypical – directed by Adam Larsen. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 10th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the South Reading Room of the Flower Memorial Library in Watertown, NY. After the screening, a discussion will be led by NRCIL representative and disability advocate Jennifer Sibley. Partnering with The Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library and Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL), WPBS-TV brings an opportunity to start conversations and learn ways to support our local disability community. This event is free and open to the public – Attendees are asked to register at: wpbstv.org/events.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FILM: Neurotypical, directed by Adam Larsen, is an unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Four-year-old Violet, teenager Nicholas and adult Paula occupy different positions on the autism spectrum, but they are all at pivotal moments in their lives. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the “neurotypical” world — the world of the non-autistic — revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human. Watch the trailer and find more information here: https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/neurotypical/
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