The Horse Boy, a documentary, 2009
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 7:20PM 
Parents of children with autism often go to great lengths to try to help their children recover. The Isaacsons did too. They traveled with their son Rowan all the way to outer Mongolia to ride horses and meet with shamans. On a superficial level this may sound very different from the paths chosen by the families I meet, but I was struck by how their journey was similar to my own and that of other families. Always wondering if they’re doing the right thing for their child, and if any changes that they see in him would have happened anyway; fearful that his difficulties will persist, wondering if he’ll be cured; in the process learning to accept that he is who he is, learning to take cues from his non-verbal communications rather than follow an agenda, and realizing that even with autism their child can be happier, more social, more verbal, more free.
This film was originally named “Over The Hills And Far Away”. I loved it.
To learn more and view a trailer, http://www.horseboymovie.com/Film.php
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