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The Singular Mind-a history of autism in Australia

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The producer's son Lucien with Reggie the dog(supplied, Cathy Pryor)
Lucien with Reggie

In 1989 the film "Rain Man" hit Australian cinema screens and introduced autism to a mainstream audience. But over the coming decades a narrow notion of what autism looked and sounded like would be challenged with the advent of the autism spectrum and the idea of neurodiversity.

In part two of "The Singular Mind" we explore how our notions of autism and disability have evolved since the mothers featured in episode one of this series were first telling their stories in the 1960s- and producer Cathy Pryor reflects on her own experiences with autism since her two sons were diagnosed.

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