The film will work to dispel myths or misunderstandings about the disorder, showcase success stories and employment programs around the country, and feature individuals with autism/Asperger’s who have overcome the odds to become valuable assets to companies willing to give them an opportunity in the workplace.

In addition to the successes, the film will also highlight the obstacles that individuals within the autism spectrum may face when looking for a job.

This project is actively searching for interested parties to be involved. These are not limited to, but include:

• Young adults with autism/Asperger’s who are transitioning, or have transitioned to adulthood with employment
• Parents looking for employment options for their autistic/Asperger’s children
• Job coaches / Teachers / Therapists
• Programs set up to support or facilitate employment for individuals within the autism spectrum
• Individuals with successful employment stories
• Individuals with stories of unsuccessful employment outcomes
• Anyone involved with possible legislation that would support this cause

For more information please contact:

Jack Creamer
303.725.6672
jack@creektreefilms.com

Over the years she has written numerous books about animals and autism. Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson based a screenplay on two of them, Thinking in Pictures and Emergence, (co-written with Margeret Sciariano) and now Temple Grandin, directed by Mick Jackson, will premier on HBO on Saturday, February 6. Actress Claire Danes will play Temple.

Writer and speaker Chantal Sicile-Kira recently had an opportunity to interview Temple about the movie. In Chantal’s  article, published in the Huffington Post on Jan. 13,  she quotes good advice Temple offers that applies to everyone  seeking employment, not just those with autism:

“People are going to hire you because of your skill not your personality. You need to have a portfolio to show them what you can do. When I first went into the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, they thought I was weird, they didn’t even want to talk to me. Then I whipped out the cow dip vat drawing and that made them respect me.

Also, it’s important for people with Asperger’s to understand they need to make things that people want in order to make a living. Like the opening gate at my aunt’s farm – I would get upset at my aunt, but I ended up building the gate my aunt (Catherine O’Hara) wanted. I figured out how to open the gate without getting out of the car. This gate – it solved other’s people’s problems. That’s something you can make money from. The gate was an early project at age 16 before I made the squeeze machine.”

Read the complete article here. (Photo Credit: HBO/Van Redin)