Asperger’s is described as having a “dash of autism”. And while autism has been in the news often, there has been little done specifically about Asperger’s. People with Asperger’s can appear normal. They often relate well to animals, but have less understanding of human emotions. They experience the world differently and can have a difficult time functioning in society. But can having Asperger’s also be a gift?

The Film

Differently Wired shows the inner worlds of Asperger’s, leaving the audience with more insight into the world of Asperger’s, it’s challenges and it’s strengths.

Differently Wired profiles people with Asperger’s. Each story allows us inside the mind and the world of a different person with the disorder. The characters chosen are varied, male and female, from different parts of the country.

There is a debate, among the Asperger’s community, a civil rights movement, about whether they want to be “fixed” or be accepted as they are. The film looks at Asperger’s as an emerging community—not to be necessarily cured—raising identity questions about the politics of so-called neuro-diversity, and the relations between certain kinds of genius and Asperger’s.

The relationship between people with Asperger’s and animals is explored. The characters help us better understand the minds of animals. Ultimately, Differently Wired will give “normal” people a lens to see themselves, and the world, in a new way.

Current Status: This film is in Research and Development.

"Much like the deaf community, we autistics are building an emergent culture. We individuals, with our cultures of one, are building a culture of many."

— Dawn Prince-Hughes, Author of Songs of the Gorilla Nation

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