Skip to main content
The boy inside [a journey into Asperger syndrome]

The boy inside [a journey into Asperger syndrome]

DVD 2006

Filmmaker Marianne Kaplan tells the personal and often harrowing story of her son Adam, a 12-year-old with Asperger syndrome, during a tumultuous year in the life of their family. Asperger's is an increasingly common form of autism typically characterized by high intellectual functioning, coupled with emotionally inappropriate behavior and an inability to interact successfully with others. Adam's condition makes life in seventh grade a minefield,...

Access Now

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:
Asperger's syndrome
Asperger's syndrome Patients Biography
Asperger's syndrome Patients Family relationships
Asperger's syndrome in children
Autism
Autistic children
Developmentally disabled children
Grandin, Temple
Kaplan, Adam
Parents of autistic children
More in this Genre:
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 43 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages ; 18 cm)
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
Young adult / Adult
Recommended for students Grade 6 and up
Other Title:
Journey into Asperger syndrome
Notes:
Some copies do not have scene selection
Canadiana
Includes study guide with lessons and activities
Produced by MSK Productions in association with CBC Newsworld
Producer/director, Marianne Kaplan ; writers, Marianne Kaplan, Dawn Brett ; cinematographer, Rolf Cutts ; editor, Janice Brown ; composer, John Sereda
Licensed for public performance ; full public performance rights indicated on distributor's invoice, contrary to details on container
Closed captioned
Control Number:
523442
Other Authors:
Brett, Dawn
Brown, Janice
CBC Newsworld
Cutts, Rolf
Kaplan, Marianne
MSK Productions
Moving Images Distribution
Sereda, John
Additional Links:
Saskatoon Public Library copies with Educational/Public Screening copyright are limited to Saskatoon residents and must be picked up and returned in the Fine Arts department on the second floor of Frances Morrison Central Library. Films can be booked in person, by phone at 306.975.7579 or online.
View in Classic Catalog

We respect and acknowledge that Southeast Regional Library has branches and headquarters on  Treaty 2 and Treaty 4 territories, which are
traditional territories of the nēhiyawak (Cree), Nahkawē (Saulteaux), Nakota, Dakota, Lakota, and the Métis Nation. View our Commitment to Reconciliation

© Southeast Regional Library
Home Page | SILS Privacy Policy