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"Q&A" from StoryCorps
A 12-year-old asks his mom the question so many of us are scared to ask. Her answer is everything. 💛
Who it's for
Joshua, who was 12 and autistic, interviews his mother with direct, unfiltered questions, and Sarah answers them openly instead of deflecting.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Q&A is a StoryCorps animated short directed by the Rauch Brothers, set to a conversation recorded in early 2006 in which Joshua Littman, whom StoryCorps describes as being on the autism spectrum, interviews his mother, Sarah. His questions range from topics like cockroaches to how Sarah feels about him as a son, and she answers openly.
Where to find it
YouTube, official StoryCorps channel (free); also embedded on storycorps.org/animation/q-a/. A version aired on PBS POV (2010).
Before you start
Age: All ages
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” Leaves of Grass
