ARW – Project France

Share  Following the court decision of January 26, 2012 against Sophie Robert, the attorney Nicolas Benoit, representing Sophie Robert and her company Ocean Invisible Productions, formally summoned “Support the Wall – Autism” on February 22, 2012 to remove the video of the documentary “The Wall” and all excerpts from supportthewall.org, soutenonslemur.org and from the Youtube account of Soutenons Le Mur. Despite a conditional acceptance of the site editor, Mr. Benoit sent a request on March 28, 2012 to Youtube to [...]

ShareThe comments of Dr. Hervé Bokobza, founder of the “Collectif des 39″ (39 Collective) in l’Express magazine have caused an outcry in the world of autism in France. On March 20, 2012, many people were quick to condemn and correct his remarks. In particular, Olivia Cattan, mother of a child with PDD and President of Paroles de Femmes, and Sophie Robert, director of the film “Le Mur” (“The Wall”) replied on the l’Express website. Olivia Cattan and Sophie Robert: “I [...]

ShareOn February 23 2012, the NGO Disability Rights International alleged torturous practice against children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in France. It viewed Packing, the wrapping of kids in wet frozen sheets, as torture. On March 13, 2012, the organization released a new statement in reaction to the guidance (best practice guide) of the French Higher Health Authority which declared it is “strongly opposed” to packing, while allowing it for research purposes (see The Connexion article). Disability Rights International, rightly, does [...]

ShareThe French daily newspaper Libération published on February 28, 2012 a letter of Magali Pignard, a mom of an autistic son and an active member of Collectif Soutenons Le Mur. This article published in the paper version of the newspaper explains why exhausted parents consider exile as a solution. The translation was first published on Magali’s blog. We copy it here for our readers: I am writing to you because I am extremely shocked by the bias you show on [...]

ShareMany of you have noticed that this website has not been updated for couple weeks. We would like to apologize and to explain why the website has been so quiet. First, we lack the resources to keep up in English with the constant flow of information in French. Our team is small and only made of volunteers who struggle between jobs, children and the cause. Second, we are currently facing a really difficult situation with the coming recommendations of the [...]

Share Effective today, Feb. 06th, 2012, the official page of the film “Le Mur” no longer contains the video of the film. Following the court decision on Jan. 26th 2012, the filmmaker “Sophie Robert” and the non-profit organization “Autistes Sans Frontières” have decided to follow on the court injunctions. The court mandated a fee of 100 EUROS per day in penalties. On the day of the court decision, Autisme France Diffusion had already stoppped selling the DVD. Unfortunately, censorship scared [...]

Share You will find below the material distributed at our Press Conference in New York City on Jan. 26th 2012. Both files are in PDF format. These documents contain the speech of Sophie Robert (beside her reaction to the court decision) and the background information on Autism in France provided by David Heurtevent The presentation The media kit

ShareOur online petition was released at the Press Conference in New York City on Jan. 26th, 2012. If you have not done so yet, we invite you to sign it online. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/autism-stop-abuse-autistics-france/ Introduction Target: French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sponsored by: Support the Wall – Autism: Help Stop abuse of Autistics in France – Now! Dear Friends, Please take a moment to sign and circulate this urgent petition. So far, we successfully have raised awareness on the culture of abuse of [...]

Share Don’t let “The Wall” and French children with autism be silenced! Congrats to the French movie “The Artist” (with Jean Dujardin et Bérénice Bejo) for their ten nominations at the Academy Awards. Tonight, we have decided to pay a special tribute to this French movie success, while saying that psys in Autism in France are really odd ! Psychoanalysts would be definitely be worth an award! “champion du monde”! Help us support the documentary “The Wall: psychoanalysis put to [...]

Share      OFFICIAL – Support The Wall http://www.supportthewall.org, Twitter : @SoutenonsLeMur Re: Press Conference of Sophie Robert & David Heurtevent to be held in English in Manhattan, New York City (NY, USA) on Thursday January 26, 2012 à 3 PM EVENT Date: Jan. 26, 2012 Schedule: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Eastern (New York time) English Press conference by: Sophie Robert, filmmaker of “The Wall: Psychoanalysis put to the test for autism” David Heurtevent, co-founder of “Support the [...]