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autism the musical follows the extraordinary acting coach elaine hall five children with autism and their parents as they heroically mount a full length original stage production . through trial and error tears and laughter these incredible families learn to communicate their feelings in song and performance finding solace and joy in the act of creating . a veritable feast of astounding breakthroughs this spellbinding film offers a full throated celebration of kids living with an increasingly prevalent disorder . director tricia regan vividly captures the individual personalities and problems of each child from precocious henry who talks a mile a minute about dinosaurs to neal a sensitive and articulate boy who nonetheless struggles to speak at all . the parents too are fascinating studies in unconditional love especially elaine the mastermind behind the musical and mother of neal . a consciousness raising and empathetic portrait of children and their families living with autism autism the musical celebrates the spark of humanity in each of us . moving dramatic therapeutic and unburdened by reliance on talking heads variety this film will change the way you look at autism . br br companion guide about autism speaks and about the miracle project biographies deleted scenes .