Autistic child rides a horse in ‘Dear John’
Based on the novel by Nicolas Sparks, director Lasse Hallström’s romantic drama “Dear John” follows the relationship between Savannah Curtis Amanda Seyfried and soldier John Tyree Channing Tatum as they communicate through love letters during seven years of military deployments. For John’s scenes in the Middle East and Africa, livestock coordinator Dan Hydrick provided exotic background animals to give a sense of place.
But for Savannah’s scenes in the United States involving a young autistic character, Hydrick tackled an even more unusual challenge: teaching a young autistic actor, Braeden Reed, to ride a horse.
via Autistic boy saddles up ‘Dear John’ – latimes.com.
Posted on February 8, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Autism | Tags: animals, Autism, children with Autism, movies
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