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After showing my film Thriving on the Spectrum at ReelAbilities Boulder I wanted to release the film on my YouTube channel. Here is the link and please let me know what you think. Feel free to help share the film too as it would be greatly appreciated.

Thriving on the Spectrum Our lives were profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the autism community was hit especially hard. With changes to supports, routines, co...

After a successful Film Festival run, it is time for me to release Thriving on the Spectrum online for free. It will be online next Tuesday, June 21st. If you are interested in checking out my multi-award-winning documentary, please leave a comment below. Thank you for all of the love and support. I can't wait to share it with all of you!

I recently saw some posts going around about mental health and skiing. Because of this, I wanted to share the ski segment from my award-winning documentary film that has been in 10 film festivals. For those of you that do not know, I have been filming skiing for many years. I was diagnosed as autistic at age 23 after struggling with severe depression, anxiety, and alcoholism for quite some time. I am going on 12 years sober, and I am very grateful for the decision I made for myself to get sober. I made it through some tough times with my severe depression and now live a fulfilling life with my girlfriend and a successful film career. I want to let you know that there is no need to feel ashamed of struggling with mental health, and whenever possible, please be open with others so that you do not internalize your struggles. The more we hide it, the harder it gets. If you need someone to talk to, please feel free to reach out. I am here for people that could use the support.

This segment shows me surrounded by my passion for filmmaking. I had people follow me around filming behind-the-scenes footage to capture me filming while combining the footage with my camera angles to the music. There were interviews with Lupe Hagearty, Parker Norvell, Cassidy "Queso" Dubois, and Jaron Stadler speaking about how filming skiing helps alleviate some of my autistic traits as well as my severe depression. During this segment, it also features the skiing of Taylor Seaton, John Spriggs, Keegan Kilbride, Trent Jones, Seamus Flanagan, and the people in the interviews. If it weren't for finding my passion in filmmaking I don't think I would be where I am today. A big thank you goes out to Woodward Copper, Shred Optics, and Tall T Productions for sponsoring my documentary.

Autism: One Man's Journey - Ski Segment Here is the ski segment from my award-winning documentary Autism: One Man's Journey. This segment shows me surrounded by my passion for filmmaking. I had people…

I wanted to update you on how my new documentary Thriving on the Spectrum is doing during its first two months in its film festival life. Ten film festivals have noticed it, and it has won three awards so far. I won Best Short Documentary Film in two festivals, and I won the Award of Merit in another. It feels amazing to stand out amongst so many different film festivals around the world in just the first few months of finishing my new film. I look forward to seeing where else Thriving on the Spectrum may go, and I plan to host another virtual screening and Q/A sometime after the New Year in January and hope to see you there. I also want to thank everyone for all the love and support to help me get to this point in my life. Despite life being challenging for a variety of reasons over the last year, it has been amazing for my film career. I released four films in 2020 and 2021 and won 7 awards. And now I get to move to Florida in less than two weeks with the love of my life, Erin, where I will be able to start a new journey with her. I will also continue my passion and career for filmmaking with more exciting opportunities out there. Life is good, and I cant wait to see where life brings me next.

Tomorrow night, August 25th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Brewability & Pizzability in Denver Colorado, my newest documentary Thriving on the Spectrum will be screening for FREE. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.

This will be a great event to bring Colorado's autism community together. I hope you all are having a great week and we hope to see you there.