Alex Plank, founder of WrongPlanet and filmmaker, interviewed Janet Grillo and Ashley Rickards of the movie Fly Away. As you will hear, Janet Grillo is the parent of autistic child. The interview is on the WrongPlanet YouTube Channel, and is embedded below:
I have not had the chance to see Fly Away yet, and for those of you like me, here is the trailer for the movie from the Fly Away website:
Fly Away Trailer from Fly Away on Vimeo.
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Left Brain Right Brain
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