Enter the world of a mother who has high hopes for her baby boy but soon learns that he has autism. She’s forced not only to deal with the disappointment and challenges but also to take on the struggle to help her son thrive and become socially accepted. Sad, funny, but mostly full of love.  Dreaming in Autism premiered at the 2012 Montreal Fringe Festival and subsiquently toured in Montreal and travelled to Winnipeg for FemFest 2013.

AWARDS FOR DREAMING IN AUTISM:

Dreaming in Autism received third prize at the Ottawa Little Theatre 72nd National One-Act Playwriting Competition. The play received the Gladys Cameron Watt Award, sponsored by the Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women.  Adjudicator Garry Davey says the play is a “strongly imagined piece with a distinctive style” and that it is “both funny and heart-breaking at times.”  Dreaming in Autism was also the recipient of the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier – Fred-Barry Award for Best Scenography-Production Design at the 2012 Festival St-Ambroise Fringe de Montreal. Also nominated for Chapters Best English Script and Mainline Theatre - Next Stage Award.