Sia continues to defend her decision to cast Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen in her feature film Music, despite copping a large amount of backlash over it.
During an interview with 10 News First about the project, the Aussie singer was asked about the criticism she faced from the autism and wider communities for choosing not to cast someone who actually has autism to play the low-functioning autistic teenager in the film.
One in 70 people in Australia have Autism Spectrum Disorder. In the United States, the number increases to 1 in 54.
The incredibly moving speech by Founder Kathrine Peereboom at the Spectrum Support Black Tie Gala in November 2019. Tears were flowing and a standing ovation followed.
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