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The video captured 28 seconds of what the whistleblower described as 30 minutes of “torture,” the dad said, asking to be identified only by his first name, Anil, to protect his son’s privacy.
Controversial vloggers Myka and James Stauffer faced widespread backlash in 2020 when they ‘rehomed’ their autistic adopted son Huxley. Now, writes Meredith Clark, a three-part docuseries ...
Son-Rise is a home-based program for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities, which was developed by Barry Neil Kaufman and Samahria Lyte Kaufman for their son Raun, who was diagnosed with autism and is claimed to have fully recovered from his condition. [1]
Autism Every Day is a controversial 2006 documentary film sponsored by Autism Speaks, and produced by Lauren Thierry, Jim Watkins and Eric Solomon. [1] It follows mothers of high support needs autistic children, and consists mainly of interviews with the mothers.
In his remarks, Ne'eman called for a re-focusing of the autism research agenda away from the priorities of causation and cure, urged increased representation for autistic self-advocates on the Committee and condemned Autism Speaks as "morally complicit" in recent murders of autistic children, due to their Autism Every Day fundraising video. [19]
Robinson Peete explained that when their eldest son, RJ, was 3, doctors told her and Peete, 57, that their child “would never do” a lot of things, including go to mainstream school or say ...
Those who favour the pathology paradigm, which aligns with the medical model of disability, see autism as a disorder to be treated or cured. Those who favor the pathology paradigm argue that atypical behaviors of autistic individuals are detrimental and should therefore be reduced or eliminated through behavior modification therapies. Their ...
A video showing the bond between a teenager with autism and his younger brother has people in tears. In the now-viral Instagram reel, Cooper, who is 13 and nonverbal, is practicing saying his ...