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 [...]

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 [...]

ShareCouple days ago, our sister organization “Collectif Soutenons Le Mur” published on its website a document detailing the reply of the French UMP (the government’s party) to an open letter they had sent to the Socialist Party on packing two months prior. This document is the translation of their analysis and quotes from the letter of  Jean-François Copé, General Secretary of the UMP. —— Surprise in this morning’s mail. Jean-François Copé, General Secretary of the UMP has remembered us and [...]

ShareThe Connexion, France’s english speaking newspaper, announced on March 9 “Victory against psychoanalysis for children with autism in France“, explaining that “families of children with autism have won an important battle against the use of psychoanalysis to treat the disorder“. Indeed, on March 8th, the Higher Health Authority (HAS) issued major recommendation on autism care in France. The Connexion writes : “The High Health Authority (HAS) has made its recommendations, promoting the use of educational and behavioral approaches that have [...]

Shareby David Heurtevent, Asperger, MA Georgetown Note: This article was first released in French here on March 5, 2012  Translation thanks to Karen Wilshin. [Picture legend: French psychoanalyst Gérard Miller with French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon (Front de Gauche)]   Many new parents and those outside France are not aware of the strength of the links between psychoanalysis and French politics. On February 14 2012, I criticized the support of the French Communist Party and CGT Health union for packing [...]

Share This is the translation of a message of support to the bill proposed by Daniel Fasquelle, French GOP representative. This message was transmited by Evelyne Friedel, vice president of Autism Europe and published January 31, 2012 on the representatives’s blog. As the Vice President of Autism Europe, and on behalf of our international association, I wanted to inform you of the support of our international organization to your bill which intends to remove the psychoanalytic practices in the treatment [...]

Share The French NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued on Feb. 7th 2012 a communique in reaction to the censorship face by the film “The Wall” after a court décision. Reporters Without Borders is deeply disturbed by the precedent that a court in the northern city of Lille set on 26 January when it ordered documentary filmmaker Sophie Robert to remove interviews with three psychoanalysts from her film about the treatment of autism and to pay them a large sum [...]

ShareThis is a translation of the communique released by Autistes Sans Frontières on February 4th, 2012. The Court censors the film “The Wall” and gives psychoanalysts the opportunity to continue to deny the evidence of the inadequacy of their speech Following the conviction by the court of the documentary “The Wall or psychoanalysis put to the test for autism” directed by Sophie Robert, the non-profit organization Autistes Sans Frontières is no longer allowed to broadcast the film on its website. [...]

Share Autism France sent “Collectif Soutenons Le Mur” a press release in French on February 3, 2012 to react to the verdict in the legal case of “The Wall”, a film of Sophie Robert censored in France. We approve this release in full.   Press release   Autism France is appalled by the judgment that censors the Wall, following the complaint of three psychoanalysts interviewed. Psychoanalysts are not co-authors of the documentary, as recognized by the judgment. What is shocking [...]

ShareThe French Society of Authors (SCAM) disseminated a press release on Jan. 31, 2012 viewing the decision of Sophie Robert worrisome for the entire documentary profession in France. “The Scam is concerned after accusations, aimed at the entire profession, calling distortion and possibly deception the editing of a documentary film. The decision shows that the court decides to interfere in the editing process of a documentary film.” Press Release of SCAM in French Update: Feb. 2, 2012, Translation of the [...]