Loving Lampposts
Overview
What would you call a four year old who caresses all the lampposts in the park? Quirky? Unusual? Or sick? Such labels are at the center of the debate about autism. Is it a disease or a different way of being–or both? After his son’s diagnosis, filmmaker Todd Drezner visits the front lines of the autism wars. We meet parents desperate for a cure, visit conferences where vendors hawk vitamins and hyperbaric chambers, hear from advocates who fight for ‘neurodiversity,’ and follow a group of autistic children and adults whose lives show that ‘if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.’
Released:
May 28, 2010
Genre:
Documentary
Country:
United States
Duration:
1h 24m
Cast:
Billy, Charlie Fisher, Eric, Erika Drezner, Jackie Colliton
Director:
Todd Drezner
