{"id":9085,"date":"2020-04-07T14:54:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=9085"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:54:54","slug":"autism-the-sequel-debuts-april-28-the-inspiring-next-chapter-to-the-2007-emmyr-winning-hbo-documentary-autism-the-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/07\/autism-the-sequel-debuts-april-28-the-inspiring-next-chapter-to-the-2007-emmyr-winning-hbo-documentary-autism-the-musical\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Autism: The Sequel&#8221; Debuts April 28 &#8211; The Inspiring Next Chapter To The 2007 Emmy(R)-Winning HBO Documentary &#8220;Autism: The Musical&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9087\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Autism-The-Sequel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Autism-The-Sequel.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Autism-The-Sequel-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Autism-The-Sequel-260x142.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Autism-The-Sequel-160x87.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>The uplifting documentary short AUTISM: THE SEQUEL revisits the five young adults who were originally featured in the HBO&#8217;s 2007 Emmy(R)-winning &#8220;Autism: The Musical,&#8221; a poignant, heartwarming film that followed the subjects as children as they wrote and performed their own musical. The looming question in everyone&#8217;s mind at that time was, &#8220;what will happen to these kids when they grow up?&#8221; We find out in AUTISM: THE SEQUEL as the original subjects, now in their early 20s, navigate what independence means to them and the challenges and triumphs for adults on the autism spectrum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/autism-celloist_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/autism-celloist_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/autism-celloist_.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/autism-celloist_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/autism-celloist_-260x347.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/autism-celloist_-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Weaving together present-day interviews with footage of the subjects and their families shot 12 years ago, AUTISM: THE SEQUEL debuts Tuesday, April 28 (9:00-9:45PM ET\/PT), exclusively on HBO, in commemoration of National Autism Awareness Month. The eye-opening 40-minute sequel offers an inside look into the everyday lives of Neal, Wyatt, Lexi, Henry and Adam, young adults with autism and varying abilities &#8211; some of whom are thriving in college, while others work towards effective communication and emotional expression.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1010749962\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The film, along with &#8220;Autism: The Musical,&#8221; will also be available on HBO On Demand, HBO NOW, HBO GO and partners&#8217; streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, Elaine Hall launched The Miracle Project, a musical theater workshop for children with autism that she originally created for her adopted son, Neal, who is on the autism spectrum. As Hall says, &#8220;&#8216;Autism: The Musical&#8217; showed that these children deserve to be loved, valued, given opportunities, given services,&#8221; noting that while school-based funding for autism stops at age 22 in California, support is needed well into adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>The five young adults featured in the film include:<\/p>\n<p>Neal, who works at a farm in Malibu and has made great strides in his ability to communicate, in spite of his struggles with speech.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3627213919\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wyatt, an outgoing student at Portland State University on the cusp of an exciting new chapter as he moves away from home and into the college dorms.<\/p>\n<p>Lexi, who moved into North Hollywood&#8217;s ETTA Group Home for Women two years ago, where she adapts to measured independence from her parents and enjoys taking her singing lessons nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Henry, who is virtually self-sufficient as he lives alone in San Francisco and works towards a degree in film and television studies at the Academy of Art University.<\/p>\n<p>Adam, a talented cellist studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with the assistance of his mother, who moved across the country to support him.<\/p>\n<p>HBO Documentary Films presents AUTISM: THE SEQUEL, directed by Tricia Regan; produced by Sasha Alpert, Tricia Regan; executive produced by Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Kristen Stills; edited by Inbal B. 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