I was very impressed by Wyatt. Incredible kid and how smart. Great film, it wasn't the musical that did it for me but the parents. Being a parent myself I know what you all feel too well. You all are a strong bunch. Thanks for participating!!

We had home ABA 2 1/2 yrs cer pros. Comes down to the therapists themselves. Some are pushy aggressive and others tender. Repetitive teaching is great BUT an almost diabolical obsession with appearing normal is suspect. ABA is great in it's DTT method but the ideology is what I disagree with. They wanted to ignore/extinct my child's fear of sudden noises, train him to not respond. I just took him to the noises and explained what they are and the fear went away. ABA can be tunnel visioned.

Sorry you feel that way. ABA has recovered many children and there is no abuse associated with it at all. It is a very reinforcing treatment. You may want to check into whoever is providing the abusive treatment you are referring to.

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NO IT IS NOT! I am the Autistic mom of Autistic children and ABA is abusive

Sensory Integration Dysfunction cannot be disciplined away. The brain processes sensory input such as lights, sounds and touch very differently from the way the NT brain processes these inputs and the SID brain in the ASD child often reacts violently to sensory input or the lack thereof.

don't feel sorry for ghostofxmaspast because that is not a human being speaking.

ghostofxmaspast I have a suggestion. How about we drown all the people that think like you and then our kids will have a better world to live in while they are here!

no but it is obvious that you have had a few too many!

May God forgive you!

there should have this treatment in canada my son has autism.

this movie is so amazing.

lol as much as i h8 those retarted autistics if my room was like his i wouldn't sleep in it eighther lol

you are amazing!

You are such a special person and very loving mother. Your son is very lucky to have you and you are very lucky to have you son.I feel for you and am inspired by you.My wife and I have a son who has autism and we look for guidance because we love our son so much.We look forward to seeing your special.Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and for such a great contribution utilizing autistic children to create a wonderful show and helping them!

On a more superficial note, the filmmaker has a great head of curly hair.

Good clip. I saw the DVD cover while walking by a store front window and thought it was a parody, like "The Onion". Now I want to see this movie. I think autism demonstrates extreme bio- psycho- physical principles that apply to all of us.

great movie, I wonder about the ages of the fathers of the kids in the movie. They look to me like older men.

Very touching film. Beautiful children. Blessings to all of you. I wish you the best.People need to be informed and educated to u nderstand this. Good Job Tricia.

I'm not worried about the year 2012. To quote Ram Das, "Be Here Now." Just as with the end of one millennium and the beginning of the next, the universe will continue.I refer to my youngest as, "With Powers and abilities far beyond those of Neural Typical Mortals.My oldest is without a doubt the most intelligent human being I have ever met.They have over come many hurdles in their short lives and are doing well.