SPELLERS
Hosted by LYNDEE SPRENGER
In-person
When
Apr 30, 2:00 PM HST
Where
Fitton Ohana Pineapple Hill
124 Pulelehua Place, Lahaina, HI, 96761
Price
Free Screening
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About the event
Most “experts” believe non-speakers with autism are cognitively disabled.
“What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?”
Through the lives and stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth— we find the answer to the question. Through the miraculous process of using a letterboard each foudn thier voice and are now able to communicate their thoughts and feelings.
As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
This film is for every parent of a nonspeaker: YOUR CHILD CAN DO THIS TOO.
SPELLERS also demands that teachers, schools, and therapists wake up to the reality that we may have underestimated the abilities of more than 50 million people worldwide.
About the film
Inspired by the book Underestimated, the new full-length documentary SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled. As the film opening asks, “What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth—who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 23m
Released
2023
Director
Pat Notaro
Executive Producer
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Dawnmarie Gaivin, Dana Johnson, Gail Tanner
Cast
Aydan Boden, Jamie Handley, Cade Larson, Vince Rinicella, Madison Hollman, Evan Tastor, Elizabeth Bonker, Sid Sarathy
About the space
Gate code is under Melissa Fitton. Gate code number 231. That number calls personal cell phone for gate entrance. Parking in driveway and the street is fine.
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