Dongdong (Iska)

Dongdong is a major character in the Philippine drama movie Iska.

Character creation
Director Theodore Boborol organized multiple casting calls where auditionees had to mimic an autistic child's meltdown from YouTube videos. Ruby Ruiz, who plays the character's titular grandmother, visited a school for children with autism.

Synopsis
An impoverished grandmother looks after her autistic grandson.

Autism
Dongdong is stated to be autistic in interviews with the cast and crew.