April is Autism month, and Cinema Libre brought out documentary Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic to DVD and video-on-demand on March 29, 2011.
Filmmed by Todd Drezner, the father of an autistic boy, the movie looks at two sides of the autism issue: the “recovery movement,” which views autism as a tragic epidemic brought on by environmental toxins and childhood vaccines, and the “neurodiversity movement,” which argues that autism should be accepted as a variation of the human brain.
In the 83-minute documentary, Drezner attends the National Autism Association conference and speaks with purveyors of alternative treatments. He interviews actress Jenny McCarthy, the mother of an autistic child and parents who believe they have cured their children with alternative treatments. Drezner also speaks to experts such as Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre; parents including Kristina Chew and Jim Fisher, both university professors; and high-functioning adults living with autism, including Sharisa Kochmeister, who has the IQ of a genius but doesn’t speak, and Dora Raymaker, co-director of the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education.
Plus, the film features Drezner’s own family as they share their struggles with the disease. The movie’s title refers to the circuit of lampposts Drezner’s son likes to visit in Brooklyn, New York’s Prospect Park.
Priced at $19.95, the DVD includes extended interviews.
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