Autism In Love

The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Radio

A film that will make you smile, cry and most importantly, think. Brilliant documentary about autism and the emotion of love. Guests Matt Fuller/Director Carolina Groppa/Producer Autism in Love is a feature length documentary that explores the lives of four autistic adults as they pursue and manage romantic relationships. The manifestations of autism affect everyone a little differently. What is seldom found are stories about what happens once these kids grow up; what happens after the sleepless nights, years of therapies, special schooling and exhaustive treatments? What happens when children with autism become adults with autism and want to have lives of their own? Unfortunately, when it comes to romantic relationships, people with autism have a distinct disadvantage. Being plagued by this developmental disorder jeopardizes the core characteristics of a relationship - communication and social interaction. Ostensibly it seems that some may never truly experience romantic love, or at least love by a typical definition. However, we know this to be false. We have innumerable instances of people with autism falling in love and having meaningful romantic relationships. AUTISM IN LOVE has captured those yet unexplored experiences. We've harnessed the power of cinema to reveal the truths of this otherwise marginalized community, and we're presenting a personal and critical perspective on the most important aspect of the human condition... love.