Michelle Smith - Coming of Age on the Autism Spectrum
In this episode, we speak to the young women who is the focus of the award-winning documentary, Best and Most Beautiful Things. In rural Maine, a bright and magnetic 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Legally blind and on the autism spectrum, Michelle defies labels as she chases big dreams with humor and bold curiosity. After graduating from Helen Keller’s alma mater, she finds herself unemployed and isolated. Searching for community, Michelle explores an uncensored world online and experiences a provocative sexual awakening. Her joyful story of self-discovery…
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