Joshua Littman Storycorps Interview

Autistic 12-year-Old Interviews His Mom

12-year-old Joshua Littman interviewed his mother for Storycorps, and the resulting piece became Storycorps' first animated feature.

Joshua Littman has Asperger's Syndrome, and his "lack of a social gene" actually makes him a killer interviewer. Joshua opens with a few easy questions for his mom about snakes and bugs, before drilling down with "Have you ever lied to me?"

It's a fascinating ear to the door on a conversation that is almost never spoken aloud. Joshua's situation has forced his mom to deal with parenting in a way that's far removed from the image of parenthood with which we grow up.

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The video below is from Storycorps' animation landing page.

Q&A from StoryCorps on Vimeo.