A movie Sia co-wrote and directed has been met with criticism. Those who watched the trailer were unhappy Ziegler plays Music, because the dancer and actress is not on the autistic spectrum in real life. pic.twitter.com/w38L2UtIhJ — sia (@Sia) November 19, 2020The Dance Moms star plays a teenager with autism who shares her feelings through a tablet, and is based on Sia's friend, the singer said. Maddie Ziegler plays Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. "I love Maggie Ziegler, don't get me wrong, but you need to consult actual autistic people and have autistic people play autistic people," another wrote.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 23, 2020 00:11 UTC