Re: Article~French Psychoanalysts Take Legal Action to Ban Film 'The Wall' About Autism

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Newland wrote:

> Greetings:

>

> A friend sent mine sent me a link to this article asking, if I saw

> this???? It is a new film out of France titled, " The Wall " that some

> are trying to ban. I don't even have words to describe what I felt

> reading the article or viewing part of this film? Is France so out

> of touch with world views on autism??????? I think the lead in to

> the film below sums it up perfectly. I am in a state of shock

> watching this film and totally speechless............... Is this how

> they are training future students in autism??? Shame on France, but

> that is just my personal opinion.......

>

>

Among others, L. Mottron takes the same dim view of French psychiatry,

and the French government's proposals about autism. But France merely

is *among* the worst in it's stance, not the only " bad " country by any

means. Bad as many places and situations are in the US, many many other

places throughout the world are far worse.

[The original of this response to was sent four hours ago - still

hasn't arrived on the List. Is anyone experiencing non-deliveries?]

-Bill ...AS, retired geneticist

> French Psychoanalysts Take Legal Action to Ban Film 'The Wall' About Autism

>

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chantal-sicile-kira/the-wall-film-autism_b_1127680\

..html

>

> Film with English subtitles @

>

> THE WALL, OR PSYCHOANALYSIS PUT TO THE TEST FOR AUTISM This 52

> minutes movie is the result of 4 years of investigation among 30

> psychiatrists and psychoanalysts in France, that shows the way they

> see autism and deal with children with autism. Some of them are in

> charge of pedopsychiatry departments in hospitals today. 50 years of

> progress in science do not seem to have had any influence on their

> dogmatism.

>

>

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlowfu_the-wall-or-psychoanalysis-put-to-the-te\

st-for-autism_news

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WD " Bill " Loughman - Berkeley, California USA

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