Except Me

Andrew Skillings is eleven now, but he was first diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism, when he was just two.

Best New Artist2008 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition

2008 / Erin Davis / Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, USA

Andrew Skillings is eleven now, but he was first diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism, when he was just two.

Andrew's challenges impact the whole family, especially his older sister, Marissa, who struggles to find normalcy in a life that revolves around her disabled little brother.

Except Me won the Best New Artist Award in the 2008 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.


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Erin Davis

Erin Davis makes radio, and documentary films while living the dream in rural Vermont.


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