Hey,

I have no clue if this film is now old news up in the NOrthern Hemisphere but it was just released down our way. http://www.theblackballoonmovie.com/

The main reason for recommending it is I feel it portrays family life with a disabled child/sibling in a serious yet humourus manner. I am aware some of you are teachers etc & may deal with Autistic children in daily life.

It's an aussie film so it doesn't hold back, which appeals to me. Toni Colette (from Muriel's Wedding & Dirty Deeds) plays a brilliant mother who seems to hold her family together although the world around her doesn't understand her son, charlie. It's a tale of love, anger, laughter & confusion in a modern world.

Great film & worth watching if it's on near you.