Movies & TV shows about autism
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- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria GolinoAfter a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
- DirectorNic BalthazarStarsMarijke PinoyGreg TimmermansCesar De SutterAs an alternative to getting bullied at school, an autistic teenager retreats into the world of online role-playing games.
- DirectorAndreas ÖhmanStarsBill SkarsgårdMartin WallströmCecilia ForssA younger brother with Aspergers syndrome helps his older brother find a girlfriend.
- CreatorDavid ShoreStarsFreddie HighmoreRichard SchiffHill HarperShaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital.
- CreatorRobia RashidStarsJennifer Jason LeighKeir GilchristBrigette Lundy-PaineSam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it's time to find a girlfriend, which sets Sam's mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.
- CreatorDana IdisisYuval ShaffermanStarsNiv MajarNaomi LevovBen YosipovichThree young people on the autism spectrum share a flat together.
- DirectorDavid StagnariStarsErich PreisMichael KitakisDominick MavelliaA talented painter with Asperger's Syndrome takes over an abandoned gas station to start an art school for special needs children and war veterans.
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsNoah BrittonEthan FinlanJack HankeIn this coming of age documentary, four friends on the Autism spectrum whom have bonded through humor and performed as the comedy troupe "Asperger's Are Us" will prepare for one final, ambitious show before going their separate ways.
- StarsBrooke SatchwellMichael TheoMark RadburnA documentary series following young adults on the autism spectrum as they explore the unpredictable world of love, dating and relationships.
- StarsDani BowmanJames B. JonesAbbey Romeo LutesIt follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships.
- DirectorMaría BarrosoRicardo de GraciaA documentary about Asperger syndrome that will teach you we don't all take the same journey towards happiness
- StarsChris PackhamRoss K. FoadDuncan TaylorBy teaming up with top film-makers, graphic designers, animators and musicians, Chris helps a group of autistic people create short films to reveal to their family and friends how they're truly feeling inside.
- DirectorM. FrankStarsCatherine TysoeA girl wanders the city streets; the bright world around her becomes a terrifyingly oppressive environment as she tries to make sense of her lonely life. Afraid to communicate and ridiculed for her attempts, it's a cautionary tale of the modern world we live in.
- DirectorTricia ReganStarsHillary AaronJoe AaronLexi AaronFollows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.
- DirectorMatt FullerAutism in Love follows the story of four adults with autism spectrum disorders as they search for and manage romantic relationships.
- DirectorTricia ReganStarsRichard Cannon IIIJoe AaronLexi AaronAutism: The Sequel revisits the stars of this musical 12 years later as the original subjects, now in their early 20s, navigate what independence means to them as they manage both challenges and triumphs as adults living on the autism spectrum.