Describe AND Compare/Contrast (4 paragraphs)
I Am Sam is a wonderful story that outlines the struggles that people with autism are faced with. It can be quite hard to grasp exactly what these individuals go through, but the acting done by Sean Penn (Sam Dawson) in this movie is phenomenal and portrays an individual with autism very accurately. The purpose of this movie was to show that with enough love and support, raising a child while mentally challenged is possible. The intended audience of this film is quite honestly anyone who would like to view a touching story about a man with autism who fights for custody of his daughter. Sam’s determination proves that he is so much more than just a man with autism, but a loving and devoted father …show more content…
However, the journal article went a lot more in depth by giving statistics and talking about treatment options for the individuals. The textbook gave some information on how a speech-language pathologist can help someone with autism, as the journal article and movie did not. The movie accurately showed what the symptoms of autism were, but did not bring up anything else relating to the disorder. Although the movie did not go super in depth about anything else related to autism, it was the easiest to follow and understand because someone was actually bringing the disorder to …show more content…
It also never talked about if he had any form of treatment such as medication or therapy. Some typical autistic behaviors include the need for a schedule, repetition of words or phrases, and trouble interacting with others socially (Gillam & Marquardt, 2016). Sam displayed all of these behaviors throughout the movie, making it very convincing that he had autism. An example would be that he always would go to IHOP on Wednesdays and one week, Lucy (his daughter), wanted to go to a burger restaurant. Sam was very hesitant to do this and when he finally agreed, he had a meltdown in the restaurant because they did not have exactly what he usually ordered at IHOP. Sam probably acted this way because his weekly schedule had been
I Am Sam is a wonderful story that outlines the struggles that people with autism are faced with. It can be quite hard to grasp exactly what these individuals go through, but the acting done by Sean Penn (Sam Dawson) in this movie is phenomenal and portrays an individual with autism very accurately. The purpose of this movie was to show that with enough love and support, raising a child while mentally challenged is possible. The intended audience of this film is quite honestly anyone who would like to view a touching story about a man with autism who fights for custody of his daughter. Sam’s determination proves that he is so much more than just a man with autism, but a loving and devoted father …show more content…
However, the journal article went a lot more in depth by giving statistics and talking about treatment options for the individuals. The textbook gave some information on how a speech-language pathologist can help someone with autism, as the journal article and movie did not. The movie accurately showed what the symptoms of autism were, but did not bring up anything else relating to the disorder. Although the movie did not go super in depth about anything else related to autism, it was the easiest to follow and understand because someone was actually bringing the disorder to …show more content…
It also never talked about if he had any form of treatment such as medication or therapy. Some typical autistic behaviors include the need for a schedule, repetition of words or phrases, and trouble interacting with others socially (Gillam & Marquardt, 2016). Sam displayed all of these behaviors throughout the movie, making it very convincing that he had autism. An example would be that he always would go to IHOP on Wednesdays and one week, Lucy (his daughter), wanted to go to a burger restaurant. Sam was very hesitant to do this and when he finally agreed, he had a meltdown in the restaurant because they did not have exactly what he usually ordered at IHOP. Sam probably acted this way because his weekly schedule had been