"It's Not You, It's the Autism Speaking"
Clip: Season 18 Episode 3 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Best and Most Beautiful Things, Michelle Smith, a legally blind young woman on autism spectrum, confronts a former teacher who meant well but had low expectations for Michelle's future. From her perspective the teacher saw her as someone with a disability who needed to be "fixed," who treated her as a child rather than a quirky individual.
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"It's Not You, It's the Autism Speaking"
Clip: Season 18 Episode 3 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Best and Most Beautiful Things, Michelle Smith, a legally blind young woman on autism spectrum, confronts a former teacher who meant well but had low expectations for Michelle's future. From her perspective the teacher saw her as someone with a disability who needed to be "fixed," who treated her as a child rather than a quirky individual.
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Best and Most Beautiful Things - Trailer
Preview: S18 Ep3 | 30s | Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 (30s)
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Clip: S18 Ep3 | 2m 29s | Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 (2m 29s)
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