International Disability Film Festival "Breaking Down Barriers"

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One the last day of the Academy of Specialists course children with autism show off their special abilities, those that others sometimes see as obsessions, odd habits or useless rituals but that nevertheless are forms of communications and for them make the world more manageable and logical.

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Автор (Author): Miguel Gallardo
Время (Time): 01:29:00
Страна (Country): Испания (Spain)
Год (Year): 2012

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