The new independent film Adam portrays, in many ways, a typical New York love story. Two young, good-looking people meet in the laundry room of their brownstone apartment building. They frolic under the moon in Central Park, dine at abrasively loud restaurants, and endure awkward parent introductions.The setup is utterly conventional — except that the handsome, quiet and quirky male lead, Adam, has Asperger's syndrome.I had the pleasure of catching a sneak preview of Adam on Monday night; it will be rolled out to theatres across the country over the next few weeks. The movie will no doubt receive critical nods for the refined direction by Max Mayer and engrossing performances by Hugh Dancy, who plays Adam, and Rose Byrne, who plays his lover, Beth.But Adam is bound to stir up controversy among the autism advocacy community for its provocative central question: Can people with autism truly fall in love?Read more at...SFARI, July 2009.