"Next Stop "is the universal story of how children grow up and parents learn to let go--no matter how difficult it may be for both of them. The summer David Finland was twenty-one, he and his mother rode the Washington, D.C., metro trains. Every day. The goal was that if David could learn the train lines, maybe David could get a job. And then maybe he could move out on his own. And then maybe his parents' marriage could get the jump-start it craved. Maybe. "Next Stop "is a candid portrait of a differently-abled young man ...
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"Next Stop "is the universal story of how children grow up and parents learn to let go--no matter how difficult it may be for both of them. The summer David Finland was twenty-one, he and his mother rode the Washington, D.C., metro trains. Every day. The goal was that if David could learn the train lines, maybe David could get a job. And then maybe he could move out on his own. And then maybe his parents' marriage could get the jump-start it craved. Maybe. "Next Stop "is a candid portrait of a differently-abled young man poised at the entry to adulthood. It recounts the complex relationship between a child with autism and his family, as he steps out into the real world alone for the first time, and how his autism affects everyone who loves him.
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