Autistic Self Advocacy Network: Nothing About Us WIthout Us

When

Thursday April 18, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
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Where

The National Youth Transition Center 
2013 H St NW
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20006
 

 
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Contact

Melody Latimer 
Autistic Self Advocacy Network 
(202) 630-7477 
mlatimer@autisticadvocacy.org 
 

Screening - Loving Lampposts 

Please join the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in presenting Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic.

As autism has exploded into the public consciousness over the last 20 years, two opposing questions have been asked about the condition fueling the debate: is it a devastating sickness to be cured or is it a variation of the human brain just a different way to be human? LOVING LAMPPOSTS: LIVING AUTISTIC takes a look at two movements: the recovery movement, which views autism as a tragic epidemic brought on by environmental toxins and the neurodiversity movement, which argues that autism should be accepted and that autistic people should be supported. After his son's diagnosis, filmmaker Todd Drezner, visits the front lines of the autism wars to learn more about the debate and provide information about a condition that is still difficult to comprehend. This film is a great learning tool.