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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Inga Parkel

Sia says ‘I’m on the spectrum’ two years after her Music film sparked backlash from the autism community

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Sia has said she’s “on the spectrum”, two years after her directorial debut faced significant backlash for its “troubling and misleading” depictions of autism.

The film, titled Music, starred former Dance Moms prodigy Maddie Ziegler as a young nonverbal girl on the autism spectrum.

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