Bernard Rimland solutions. Rimland supported Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), a systematic educational approach made popular by Ivar Lovaas. He published an ARI newsletter, which reached an international audience. Rimland was also the editor of the "Autism Research Review International", published by ARI, which covers biomedical and educational advances in autism research. In 1988, Rimland served as technical advisor on autism for the 1988 movie "Rain Man". Rimland suggested giving Raymond Babbitt, the movie's main character portrayed by Dustin Hoffman, the extraordinary characteristics of someone with Savant syndrome. Hoffman interviewed Rimland's son, Mark, in preparing for the role. He felt the movie portrayed
Dustin Hoffman in Times Square dressed as a homeless person, wearing a dirty raincoat, his hair slicked back and with an unshaven face. Schlesinger was sold, admitting, "I've only seen you in the context of "The Graduate," but you'll do quite well." "Midnight Cowboy" premiered in theaters across the United States in May 1969. For his acting, Hoffman received his second Oscar nomination and the film won Best Picture. In 1994 the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Biskind considers Hoffman's acting a major