An actually autistic person responds to Sia’s controversial new film Music

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The trailer for musician Sia’s upcoming film about a non-verbal autistic girl, Music, has caused controversy, given that neither Sia nor lead actor Maddie Ziegler are autistic. 

We may only have the trailer, but the ableist gaze is pretty clear. Music (Maddie Ziegler)’s story is not told from her perspective, but from that of her sister Zu (Kate Hudson)hellip;

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