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Marijana Mikulić is making a documentary about autism and what helped her after her son’s diagnosis

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Actress Marijana Mikulić is preparing a documentary about her family’s experience after her youngest son Jakov was diagnosed with autism.
  • The film will examine autism’s effects on daily life, marriage and relationships within the family.
  • Mikulić says she shares her experiences publicly to support parents who may feel isolated.

Marijana Mikulić plans to turn her family’s experience of autism into a documentary. Her youngest son, Jakov, received his diagnosis at 18 months, and the film will show how the condition affects daily life, marriage and relationships between family members and children.

You will see in the documentary how we deal with autism, how it affects everyday life, marriage, relationships within the family and between the children.

· Marijana MikulićShe described the focus of the documentary she is preparing about her son and family.

Mikulić told Zagreb.info that she has found a producer interested in the project and hopes the documentary will soon be released. She has also spent the summer performing her one-woman show, “Woman, Mother, Actress,” and intends to continue after the tour ends.

Jakov is due to start first grade this autumn, giving the family a major new milestone. Mikulić says she currently has a graduating student, a seventh-grader and a first-grader. The family even searched across the city for a schoolbag featuring a game Jakov likes before ordering one online. He carries it everywhere, she says, without realizing what lies ahead.

I have a graduating student, a seventh-grader and a first-grader.

· Marijana MikulićShe described the family’s three children as Jakov prepares to begin primary school.

The actress wants Zagreb to resolve the lack of suitable support for autistic people and hopes the city will carry out long-standing plans for an autism center. She often discusses her experiences on social media, where she receives both support and unpleasant comments. Speaking openly remains important to her because she wants parents in similar situations to know they are not alone.

I kept trying to fit the child into certain categories, and only with Jakov did I learn that every child is different and that children should be allowed to be who they are.

· Marijana MikulićShe reflected on how raising Jakov changed her understanding of children and autism.

Mikulić says she once tried to force a child into categories, but learned through Jakov that every child is different. She also describes prayer and Bible reading as an important source of support after a period when she felt she had reached her limits.

When I hit rock bottom, I turned to prayer, and now I read the Bible before every performance.

· Marijana MikulićShe explained how faith became part of her daily life and preparation for performances.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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