ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) is joining forces with Cox Communications to present the Autism Film Program for Military Children. The two-week program, taught by Inclusion Films, will run June 18-29. The program is free for military children with autism and their siblings between 9-21 years of age. Military families can be active, retired, Guards, or Reserves. “We are so happy to be able to offer this program to the San Diego community,” says ACT Today!’s executive director Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson. “We believe the Autism Film Program for Military Children will give children a unique opportunity to work with a professional team of filmmakers, and also the chance to exercise creativity, build self-esteem, and meet new friends.” Inclusion Films creator Joey Travolta notes, “The core of the process is collaboration, which in turn enhances social skills.” Inclusion Films educates individuals with developmental disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy by taking them through the process of making a short film, from pre- to post-production. During the two-week workshop students will work with professional production crews, writing scripts and using film and editing equipment, with the goal of showcasing their film at the San Diego Film Festival on September 29. (www.act-today.org)
