Dads In Heaven

Choosing to view the documentary “While Dads in Heaven with Nixon” seem to be an easy choice. This documentary focuses on the development of a man with Autism. The topic of Autism is something that hits very close to home therefore it would be enjoyed. This documentary starts out interviewing a man named Chris. His elder brother Tom documents this video; as a result a sibling relationship is easily sensed. The two men began by reminiscing of their childhood. Chris, the brother diagnosed with Autism, would discuss his happy place with Tom. He began going off in tangents about their hometown New Haven and all the fond memories he had there. His brother Tom would help play a part and jog his memory about the beach days from when they were children. As the documentary continued on it became more in depth. The elder brother and mother began to go into detail about their father. It came out that their father had a mental illness. Due to this illness he was …show more content…
In todays time the media positively portrays the Autism disability. Many of the recent television series have depicted a character with an Autistic disability. The hit television show Greys Anatomy has illustrated this disability very well. In season 5 they had a new character Dr. Dixon enter the hospital. This Doctor suffered from Asperger’s syndrome, it was very well known to the audience that she suffered from this disability. It was also eye opening to the audience that a doctor could suffer from such a disability and still be so successful. The Autism disability is becoming better known throughout our society so it is adamant the media keeps up with portraying it. In the more recent hit television shows “Parenthood” the little boy Max is diagnosed with Autism. This show does a great job representing the characteristics of a child who suffers from this disability. It truly goes above and beyond to show the struggles the family must