When pioneering developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith started her training back in the 1960s, she met a group of beautiful, bright-eyed young children who seemed completely detached from the rest of the world. It turned out they had just been given the then-new diagnosis of autism. Uta passionately wanted to know more about these children, and they inspired her to dedicate the rest of her career to studying the autistic mind. On the eve of National Autism Day, Horizon reveals how Uta's lifetime study of people with autism has transformed our understanding of this mysterious condition. In this film Uta shows how people with autism perceive and interact with the world and how, for them, another kind of reality exists. She meets people with autism who have extraordinary talents, and explains why they often fail to understand jokes. She also explores whether many of us could be just a little bit autistic.
| Title | Horizon - Season 51 Episode 9 : Living with Autism |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-07-22 |
| Number of Episodes | 1169 |
| Number of Seasons | 60 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 1 Monitor Me Monitor Me
2013-08-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 2 Defeating the Hackers Defeating the Hackers
2013-08-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 3 Dinosaurs: The Hunt for Life Dinosaurs: The Hunt for Life
2013-08-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 4 Sugar v Fat Sugar v Fat
2014-01-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 5 Swallowed by a Sink Hole Swallowed by a Sink Hole
2014-02-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 6 Man on Mars - Mission to the Red Planet Man on Mars - Mission to the Red Planet
2014-02-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 7 The Power of the Placebo The Power of the Placebo
2014-02-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 8 How You Really Make Decisions How You Really Make Decisions
2014-02-24Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 9 Living with Autism Living with Autism
2014-04-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 10 Where is Flight MH370? Where is Flight MH370?
2014-06-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 51 :Episode 12 What's Wrong with Our Weather? What's Wrong with Our Weather?
2014-07-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
