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I accidentally found this while looking for something completely different.

Buys Autism Story: Variety

Thesp's shingle to adapt autism tale

[by Marc Graser.]

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story & articleid=VR1117893014 & categoryid=\

13 & cs=1

Revolution Studios has acquired the rights to Portia Iverson's

yet-to-be-published novel " [i hate my] Strange Son " for to produce

and

potentially topline (star in).

will adapt the nonfiction tale through her Red Om Films

production shingle with partner Deborah Schindler producing.

Novel revolves around the true story of two mothers -- one who lives

in a mansion in Los Angeles, the other in a one bedroom flat without running

water in Bangalore, India -- who unite in a tireless search to find help for

their severely autistic sons. During their quest they make breakthrough

discoveries that outpace the latest medical research and challenge the

prevailing theories about autism.

Riverhead Books will publish " Strange Son " sometime next year.

Revolution partner Elaine Goldsmith- brought the project into

the studio and will produce with Schindler as well as studio partner Tom

Sherak.

Iverson is one of the founders of Cure Autism Now, a nonprofit made up

of parents and scientists dedicated to funding research for the treatment

and cure of autism. She founded the org with husband and producer Jon

Shestack ( " Air Force One " ); they are the parents of three children, one of

whom has autism.

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