Pixar\u2019s recent film \u201cFinding Dory\u201d will have resonance for parents who have children with special needs. The animated film is the sequel to the 2003 blockbuster \u201cFinding Nemo.\u201d It tells the tale of a blue tang fish named Dory who suffers from short-term memory loss. She cannot remember names, faces or even her way back home.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinding Dory\u201d is about how the title character overcomes challenges. The filmmakers use flashbacks to show that Dory\u2019s memory lapses are something she was born with and learns to manage. In the first film, her short-term memory loss was presented as a quirk. However, in the sequel audiences realize that Dory actually has special needs.<\/p>\n
Her protective parents begin trying to figure out how their daughter can function in the larger world. For example, they create rhymes to help her remember important safety rules of swimming in the ocean and build seashell trails to guide her home. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pixar\u2019s recent film \u201cFinding Dory\u201d will have resonance for parents who have children with special needs. The animated film is the sequel to the 2003 blockbuster \u201cFinding Nemo.\u201d It tells the tale of a blue tang fish named Dory who…<\/span><\/p>\n