Alexis Wineman, the reigning Miss Montana, hopes to be the first Miss America
with autism when she competes in the televised pageant this weekend. Diagnosed
at age 11, Wineman, now 18, has spent the past six months promoting autism awareness in her current role
and hopes to do that on a national scale by becoming a finalist. Disability Scoop
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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This list contains reviews of movies that I have viewed that profile autism or disabilities in general. Please let me know what I missed. Happy browsing!
- Change of Habit - House of Cards - Rain Man - Mercury Rising - The Boy Who Could Fly - I Am Sam - Benny and Joon - A Beautiful Mind - The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser - The Other Sister - As Good as It Gets - Shine - My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown - Sound and Fury - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - The Mighty - Simon Birch - Beyond Silence - Of Mice and Men - Matchstick Men - Nell - Lorenzo's Oil - Girl, Interrupted - ...First Do No Harm - My Sisters Keeper - Radio-The Boy Who Could Fly -Mercury Rising -Rain Man -House of Cards -Change of Habit -Being There -Down in the Delta -Forrest Gump -Relative Fear -Silent Fall -What's Eating Gilbert Grapes -When the Bough Breaks -The Wizard
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- HEATHER KUZMICH
- BRITTANY MAIER
- DANIEL TAMMET
- TY PENNINGTON
- FANTASIA
- JIM ABBOTT
- CHRIS BURKE
- TOM CRUISE
- PATTY DUKE
- JONNEL ENORME
- RENEE DUNALVO
- STEPHEN HAWKING
- CARLA DELA CRUZ
- HENRY HOLDEN
- MAGIC JOHNSON
- MARLEE MARTIN
- TERENCE PARKIN
- ITZAHK PERLMAN
- PATRICIA POLACCO
- CHRISTOPHER REEVE
- MARLA RUNYAN
- FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
- MIKE UTLEY
- HEATHER WHITESTONE
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I saw something on the news about this a few months along but didn't really pay much attention at the time. I think it is great that this girl is doing this. She is a great role model for other individuals with disabilities and proves that anybody can do or be anything they want as long as they work hard for it.
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