“The person I knew as a child is disappearing before my eyes.” How a happy baby morphs into a remote, introverted toddler is the mystery of autism, and the question of how to help that child become a functioning member of society is a hotly debated one. Autism: The Road Back follows three families pursuing different treatment programs: Applied Behavioral Analysis (intensive, structured tutelage), which is also called the Lovaas method; its theoretical opposite, the Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based approach (DIR--a laidback, child-directed style); and a new Canadian program that combines elements of both. Combining interviews with parents, service providers, and experts in the field, the program examines the pros and cons of each method. More balanced and wider in scope than Autism: What Do I Do Now? (VL Online-7/04), this moving, compelling, practical, and reasonably priced title is highly recommended. Editor's Choice. Aud: C, P. (R. Reagan)
Autism: The Road Back
(2003) 55 min. VHS: $29.95. The Knowledge Network (dist. by Magic Lantern Communications). Color cover. Volume 19, Issue 5
Autism: The Road Back
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