Extreme Love: Autism (2012)

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United Kingdom

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How it feels

Louis Theroux visits a school for autistic children in New Jersey. He spends time with the students and their families to understand the joys and difficulties of their daily lives.

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What happens

Extreme Love: Autism is a 2012 British documentary film by Louis Theroux. The documentary is the first part of Theroux's Extreme Love and is followed by Extreme Love: Dementia. Theroux visits the DLC Warren school in New Jersey, one of the best schools in the United States for autism. There he meets the students and their families to get a glimpse of what life is like for them, and to experience the pleasures and the challenges faced by autistic children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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