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Todd Drezner

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As autism has exploded into the public consciousness over the last 20 years, two opposing questions have been asked about the condition: is it a devastating sickness to be cured? Or is it a variation of the human brain -- just a different way to be human? After his son's diagnosis, filmmaker Todd Drezner visits the front lines of the autism wars. We meet the “recovery movement,” which views autism as a tragic epidemic brought on by environmental toxins. Operating outside the boundaries of mainstream medicine, these parents, doctors, and therapists search for unconventional treatments that can “reverse” autism and restore their children to normal lives. We meet the 'neurodiversity' movement, which argues that autism should be accepted and autistic people supported. This group argues that the focus on treatments and cures causes the wider society to view autistic people as damaged and sick. Acceptance is the better way, but how do you practice acceptance of autism in a world where the very word can terrify parents? And we meet a too often ignored group: autistic adults. It's these adults who show just how tricky it is to judge an autistic person's life. Is an autistic woman who directs academic research about autism recovered? What if the same woman has trouble speaking and uses text-to-speech software to communicate? Is an autistic man who lives in his own apartment recovered? What if his mother must hire people to do his laundry and take him out in the evenings? This wide angle view of autism makes clear what’s at stake in the autism wars. Will we live in a world dominated by autism conferences where vendors hawk vitamins and hyperbaric chambers to parents desperate for a cure? Or will we provide the support that autistic adults need to lead the best lives they can? And can these two worlds possibly co-exist?
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Loving Lampposts (2010)
Todd Drezner is known for The Campaign of Miner Bo, My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures (2007) and Larry King: Beyond the Mic (2024).
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    The Campaign of Miner Bo
    The Campaign of Miner Bo
    • Editor
      My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures (2007)
      My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures
      7.0
      • Editor
      • 2007
      Larry King: Beyond the Mic (2024)
      Larry King: Beyond the Mic
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2024
      Loving Lampposts (2010)
      Loving Lampposts
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2010

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      Editor

      • Larry King: Beyond the Mic (2024)
        Larry King: Beyond the Mic
        Short
        • Editor
        • 2024
      • Loving Lampposts (2010)
        Loving Lampposts
        7.6
        • Editor
        • 2010
      • Mr. Philadelphia (2007)
        Mr. Philadelphia
        TV Movie
        • Editor
        • 2007
      • My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures (2007)
        My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures
        7.0
        • Editor
        • 2007
      • The Campaign of Miner Bo
        The Campaign of Miner Bo
        • Editor

      Director

      • Loving Lampposts (2010)
        Loving Lampposts
        7.6
        • Director
        • 2010
      • The Campaign of Miner Bo
        The Campaign of Miner Bo
        • Director

      Producer

      • Loving Lampposts (2010)
        Loving Lampposts
        7.6
        • producer
        • 2010
      • The Campaign of Miner Bo
        The Campaign of Miner Bo
        • producer

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