| Type of disability | Autism. |
| Type of character | Primary. |
| Point of view | First person: the film uses musical sequences to show the protagonist's point of view. |
Note: although this film represents an autistic characer, it was widely criticised on release for casting a neurotypical actor as the autistic protagonist as well as for the film-maker's consultation of the group Autism Speaks, which is subject to criticism within the autism community. (Sources include https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sia-film-music-ableism-autistic-representation-film.)
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'Autistic people are used to being underestimated and infantilised – but for Clem Bastow it was still a shock to see it on the big screen.'
