Ben and Emma have been friends since childhood, their respective mothers coming up to speed later in their lives (Ben’s mother Berthra notes how they ‘used to put words in their mouths,’ deducing what they were feeling, usually incorrectly). He is calmed by obsessive repetition, something common to all, echoing Higashida’s book title with his love of trampolining. In England, the film’s producers exhibit tremendous patience with their son Joss, whose inability to differentiate the past from the present leads to many meltdowns (these rages are also commonly attributed to the frustration of being unable to express oneself). In India, Amrit comes home from school and draws the events of her day, her mother, once concerned that she was being bullied, now championing her very impressive artwork. Fortunately, each of the children we get to know here have loving and supportive parents, all of whom enjoyed a deeper communion with their kids after having read Higashida’s book. Rothwell’s chosen his subjects well, his global inclusion reflecting not only the lack of uniformity in the condition, but in its understanding and acceptance in different parts of the world.
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