Jenny Palmiotto is a licensed marriage and family therapist who's been working with autistic individuals and their families, and is also the founder and president of Love & Autism, a nonprofit working to contribute to a world that is affirming of neurodivergent...
Jenny Palmiotto calls the idea for the nonprofit she founded, Love & Autism, born from “a professional procrastination.” She was working on her dissertation back in 2013 when it just came to her. “I was taking a shower and dreading making my way to my writing spot and the words ‘love and autism’ just jumped into my mind. I exited the shower and started the nonprofit,” she says.
There are common disability tropes in film that make it hard to watch content that has autistic characters. I knew immediately that this movie was different. As I watched the film, my anxiety was still high. I was waiting for the common themes to emerge. I was waiting for the autistic kid to save the day. I was waiting to see parents that we are supposed to feel bad for just because they are tasked with raising their autistic kid.
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