12 fast facts about autism (Australia)
An animated video resource for parents providing practical advice to help create healthy supportive environments for children.
Source: Autism Explained
12 fast facts about autism for kids (Australia)
A video featuring children talking about their experience of the autism spectrum.
Source: Autism Explained
Amazing things happen (Amazing Things Project, UK)
An animated film providing an introduction to the autism spectrum. It was created as part of the UK Amazing Things Project. The video is available in a range of languages.
Source: Amazing Things
Amazing kids (Amazing Things Project, UK)
This animated film features children from different backgrounds sharing their unique experiences of the autism spectrum in their own words.
Source: Amazing Things
Ky's story: Living with autism (Australia)
An animated film that begins with Hugo Weaving speaking about the key characteristics of the autism spectrum as experienced by his own 16-year-old nephew Ky Greenwood.
Source: Sentis
Marvellous Max - autism awareness for kids (Australia)
An animated video for primary school children and their parents. It aims to create more awareness of the autism spectrum in primary school children. This may be useful for classmates - to set the tone for an inclusive school environment. It explains how Max, a child with autism spectrum disorder, behaves differently from other children in a social setting at school and describes the different educational needs of children with autism.
Source: ABMC Autism Network
What is autism? (UK)
This animated film provides a brief introduction to the autism spectrum. The person speaking in the film, 'the autistic gardner', has autism spectrum disorder.
Source: National Autistic Society, UK
Sesame Street video (US)
In this video you meet Julia, an old buddy of Elmo's. Julia has autism and she and Elmo share an amazing friendship.
Source: Sesame Street
Sesame Street - Thomas' story (US)
In this video you meet Thomas and his family. Thomas uses an iPad to communicate and has an assistance dog.
Source: Sesame Street
Just like you - autism (Just like you films, US)
In this video you meet Morgan and Brook; Austin and Tanner; Christian and Addison. They are children and young people with autism, and their friends and family.
Source: Just Like You Films