Thoughts on Autism Yesterday? **Has link w/Possible TW**

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**Link contains Possible TW for autism eradication as film is about "curing autism"**

http://vimeo.com/3443801

I have only watched the first ten minutes and I honestly have no idea what to think other than I feel negatively about this... Like it's some kind of hoax or something. I also don't like it because it seems fear-based to me, because NTs are so afraid of autism (because they don't understand it) and they need this miraculous cure to make their children "normal".

What do you think of this film?

It is very anti-vaccine against study after study. (Although that seems to be because of the correlation of vaccines are given when people start noticing autistic tendencies). They also keep talking about mercury in vaccines in a way that is very untrue. They push celation but I am very worried about the safety information on it. It pushes a gluten free diet which may help, at least with this I do not think it would hurt unlike not vaccinating and celation.

It portrays a very wrong idea about autism. It says that these kids will be or are totally normal. Yes a person on the spectrum can improve and early intervention is helpful (speech therapy, occupational, etc) but it is naive and irresponsible to say that there will be no more trials with it. Long term coping mechanisms are important and vital.