06-01-2005, 03:32 PM
Channel 4 documentary on autism;- 'Make Me Normal'
Thursday 2 June - 9pm
'Make Me Normal' meets four students at Spa School, one of Britain's largest
state schools for children with autism. Filmed over several months, four
teenagers reveal what it is like to grow up with the condition that affects
around 535,000 people in the UK.
Moneer, 12, has a form of autism called Asperger syndrome. When he loses his
mother to cancer, the teachers struggle to help him deal with his feelings
and manage his violent behaviour. Roxanne just wants to be a normal
teenager, but her realisation that autism is for life is extremely painful.
Roy, 18, is trying to make sense of the world during his last year at
school, but what he really wants is a girlfriend. And Esther, also 18, has a
special gift for explaining the autistic world.
NAS Regional Officer Gavin Owen interviewed on Radio 5 Live said:
"This documentary aims to raise awareness of autism but will most
importantly show the reality of people living with autism day in day out."
See links:-
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=253&a=7027
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/F/family/
Regards
Colin Revell
Thursday 2 June - 9pm
'Make Me Normal' meets four students at Spa School, one of Britain's largest
state schools for children with autism. Filmed over several months, four
teenagers reveal what it is like to grow up with the condition that affects
around 535,000 people in the UK.
Moneer, 12, has a form of autism called Asperger syndrome. When he loses his
mother to cancer, the teachers struggle to help him deal with his feelings
and manage his violent behaviour. Roxanne just wants to be a normal
teenager, but her realisation that autism is for life is extremely painful.
Roy, 18, is trying to make sense of the world during his last year at
school, but what he really wants is a girlfriend. And Esther, also 18, has a
special gift for explaining the autistic world.
NAS Regional Officer Gavin Owen interviewed on Radio 5 Live said:
"This documentary aims to raise awareness of autism but will most
importantly show the reality of people living with autism day in day out."
See links:-
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=253&a=7027
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/F/family/
Regards
Colin Revell