'' Autism Is a World '' is an American short subject documentary film allegedly written by Sue Rubin in 2004 , an autistic woman who is purported to have learned to communicate via the discredited technique of facilitated communication . The film was produced and directed by Gerardine Wurzburg and co-produced by the CNN cable network . It aired as part of the series '' CNN Presents '' . It was nominated in the 77th annual Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Subject . Wurzburg previously won an Academy Award in 1992 for the film '' Educating Peter '' . The film is controversial for promoting the debunked facilitated communication technique
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77th Academy Awards
Autism Is a World