Owen had autism since age three, retreating into a nonverbal silence. He began to open up when he watched animated Disney films. Using the stories to create his own, Owen was able to express himself.

Disney Films as a Teaching Tool When I read Ron Suskind’s Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism (2014), I was absolutely enchanted. The Suskind family bravely shared their ...

Disney is set to release a movie centering on the experience of a sixth grader with ... the cast includes actors with a variety of disabilities including hearing impairment, visual impairment, autism, ...

Dani was just diagnosed with autism in May, her mother says ... She says Dani is nonverbal, and it was Disney movies that helped break the 4-year-old out of her shell. “There for a long time ...

Teaching emotions has been part of autism curriculums for decades. I remember dated flashcards with pictures of faces and asking students to identify which emotion was being expressed on the card ...