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A FRENCH ACTOR HAS TEAMED UP WITH HIS AUTISTIC SON TO PERFORM AN ORIGINAL THEATRE SHOW AT AN EDUCATIONAL FESTIVAL, TO CHALLENGE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT AUTISM. Actor, screenwriter and director

Francis Perrin and his son Louis, who is severely autistic, performed _Un Portrait de Molière en 50 Minutes_ (_A Portrait of Molière in 50 Minutes_) as part of the eighth annual _ARTS MUSEZ

VOUS_ FESTIVAL. The ONE-DAY, FREE FESTIVAL is run by secondary education and special needs centre, the Institut Don Bosco in Gradignan (Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine). It is the first time

that Louis has been on stage or performed in a show. > 1ère représentation de la pièce de théâtre "Un portrait de > Molière en 50 minutes" écrite par Francis Perrin 

spécialement > pour cette soirée à l'Institut Don Bosco et jouée avec son fils > Louis. >  > C'était une soirée unique et miraculeuse. >  > Merci à ces deux 

formidables comédiens ! > pic.twitter.com/svFSTqNKDg > — Callen Boris (@CallenBoris) June 21, 2019 Louis is 17 years old, and was diagnosed with severe autism 14 years ago. Since then,

Mr Perrin and his wife have fought to give their son the same chances as any other child, and have publicly campaigned against misconceptions of, and prejudice towards, autism. Severe

autism can cause speech problems or a lack of verbal skills, behavioural difficulties, special needs and educational issues, mobility problems, and difficulty with social communication or

adapting to change. In 2004, one autism specialist told the couple that they should “mourn their child” - a phrase that Mr Perrin has called “unacceptable”. The couple instead opted to apply

the method of “Applied Behaviour Analysis” - an non-medication-based autism management treatment technique. _Video: France Info / francetvinfo.fr_ Speaking of the show, MR PERRIN SAID: “I

am so surprised by what Louis is doing now, knowing where he started. From severe autism to now, it is a beautiful success for him, especially as he is happy.” Michel Labardin, director of

the Institut Don Bosco, SAID: “We are always amazed by the ability of these children and young people, who, over and above the idea that we have of them, are above all men and women with

potential, and it is important that the public watches them.” The couple has also written a book about their experiences in helping Louis, called _Louis, Pas à Pas_ (_Louis, Step by Step_),

which was published in 2012. It was dramatised in a TV film, _Presque Comme Les Autres_ (_Almost Like The Others_), on the channel France 2, in 2016.