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We began what we called the basement sessions where we would go down in the evenings and just play out movies. he would turn his favorite movies into a kind of language. >> reporter: owen is now 22, and in this documentary called "animating owen, he and his father are still communicating using that same language they created so long ago. >> ow! >> ow! >> geez, what was that for. >> reporter: owen's dad says other parents have had success with the so-called disney therapy but he thinks the larger lesson is to look for the unique passion in each autistic child that might be a bridge back to the ...

Abc's claire shipman shares the family's extraordinary 20-year journey. >> reporter: a story as powerful as any fairytale. a young 3-year-old, all but vanishes. >> all of a sudden, he is speaking less and less, then he wasn't speaking at all. you're like, where did he go? >> reporter: nearly two decades ago, owen was diagnosed with regressive autism he stopped talking for years. but still adored watching disney films with his brother. his parents saw an opening. >> we have a discussion the first time in about four years. i talked to him as yago. >> how does it feel to be you? owen turns to the...

>> we're going to have to become animated characters. there is no other way to talk to him. we began basement sessions where we would go in the basement in the evenings and play out movies. he turned his favorite movies into a language. >> reporter: owen is 22, even this documentary called "animating owen" and he and his father still use the same language they created so long ago. >> ow! >> ow! >> geez, what was that for. >> reporter: owen's dad says other parents have had success with the so-called disney therapy but he thinks the larger lesson is to look for the unique passion in each autist...