A 15 year-old high school student from Thousand Oaks, California, has made the news with his autobiographical movie entitled, My Life as an Autistic Boy. Requests for his movie, which is available in DVD and VHS, have come from around the world, and most of the states in the U.S.

In the movie, Kyle tells his own story, in his words, from birth through high school. His web site has newspaper articles about his movie, and the Temple Grandin Award he received for his efforts at helping others understand this lifelong developmental disability. Parents, grandparents and teachers have all praised his film for giving them hope and insight into the world of a brave young man with Autism.

Here are Kyle's words to describe his movie.

Hi!

I am Kyle Priebe, and I have made a movie about my life. I call it, My Life as an Autistic Boy.

Its all about me and what its like to have Autism. There are good things about Autism, and things that are confusing, and I talk about them in my movie. I tell the story of my life from preschool to high school, my struggles to learn and make friends, and my successes.

My teachers, therapists, family and friends have all said that it is a great movie, and now they use it to teach other people about Autism. I like that. People laugh, and sometimes cry, when they watch my movie. I am not sure why, but they say it is a good thing.

You can read more about it and see pictures at this web site:

http://users.adelphia.net/~d.priebe/ Â Â

My dad helped me make my movie, but I narrated it by myself. I am proud that I won a Temple Grandin Award from Future Horizons.

I want people to know about me, and that means knowing about Autism. If you want to buy a copy of My Life as an Autistic Boy, please visit my web site. My movie is 18 minutes long and its available in DVD or VHS. You can read the newspaper articles and reviews by parents and teachers at my web site: http://users.adelphia.net/~d.priebe/

You can email me at KylePriebe@adelphia.net

 I hope you like it. I worked very hard on it. Thank you.Â

  Kyle