The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly is a movie starring Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, and Bonnie Bedelia. An autistic boy who dreams of flying touches everyone he meets, including a new family who has moved in after their father dies.
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.