HLTH2105 – HEALTH: A Psychological Perspective
This paper is based on The Black balloon movie (2008), an award winning film that features how autism affects one military family. From a medical point of view, autism is a development disorder that affects behavioural patterns of the affected person. The dominant characters in the movie are Charlie Mollison who suffers from Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder, Thomas Mollison – youngest brother to Charlie, Jackie – Thomas’ classmate who later became his girlfriend. Maggie Mollison and Simon Mollison are the parents of the two brothers. The character of Jackie will be used to show how physical and emotional support can help families ...