Name: Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Director: Barry Shils
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-11-06
Duration: 63 min
Cast: Ed Asner, Temple Grandin, Joanne Lara, Alex Plank, Stephen Shore

Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts

2015·63 min·English·Directed by Barry Shils

In 1980, one child in 10,000 was diagnosed with autism... today it is 1 in 68.

Documentary

Synopsis

A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.

Main Cast

Ed Asner

Self

Temple Grandin

Self

Joanne Lara

Self

Alex Plank

Self

Stephen Shore

Self (as Dr. Stephen Shore)

Anshu Batra

Self

Dani Bowman

Self

Abbey Romeo

Self

Ryan Stockstad

Self

Tyler Wedeen

Self

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