ARW – Project France

ShareThis post is the translation of an article on packing published by the French newspaper Le Monde on Feb. 16, 2012. In this article titled « Autisme : la technique du packing, enjeu d’un violent conflit », the journalist Catherine Vincent argues that wrapping kids in 10°c sheets is not torture !   Autism, the art of “packing”, a violent conflict at stake   LILLE, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT – Florian undressed himself. In a swimsuit in the small room, he is [...]

ShareDuring the week of January 16th to 22nd 2012, the campaign took a really international turn. International reactions January 17th, 2012 The autism community website, Wrongplanet, publishes a statement of David Heurtevent, co-founder of “Support the Wall: Autism”. The article goes somewhat viral. Within hours, it reaches 7000 views. In English: http://www.supportthewall.org/2012/01/interview-of-david-heurtevent-on-wrongplanet-autism-in-france-psychoanalysis-packing-and-other-travesties-why-it-matters/ January 19th, 2012 The global edition of the New York Times publishes a landmark article titled “A French Film Takes Issue With the Psychoanalytic Approach to Autism”. In [...]

ShareUpdated: January 16, 2012 The organisation of the first Parliamentary meetings on Autism in the National Assembly and the submission of the report by Valérie Létard, Senator for the North of France, generated extremely widespread coverage in both the general and specialised press. Most of the articles focused on the report’s content, which reviewed the government’s 2008-2010 Autism Plan. La Croix reported the opening of the first parliamentary sessions on autism where “four round table discussions are organised to evaluate [...]

ShareThis article is the translation of the paper published in the magazine of the leading French newspaper “Le Monde” on January 13th 2012 and titled “Autisme : la Psychanalyse au pied du mur” Translation: Karen Wilshin — Autism: Psychoanalysis against the Wall   Autism may well be France’s National Cause for 2012, but families living with autism remain helpless. Why? Because in France, psychoanalysts oppose behavioural methods which have already proven their effectiveness abroad. A retrograde position highlighted by Sophie [...]

ShareUpdated: Jan 23, 2012 January 9th 2012 A new video surfaces on the russian website Rutube. This video made in 1998 by CNAM is used apparently for teaching purposes in France. It shows Bernard Golse, one of the psychiatrists interviewed in “The Wall” putting blame on the parents for the autism of a child. It goes contrary to what Bernard Golse declared previously regarding the fact the Sophie Robert would have manipulated his real opinions on the origins of autism. [...]

Share“The Wall: Psychoanalysis put to the test for autism”, is a French documentary filmed by Sophie Robert. It describes the misuse of the psychoanalitic approach of autism in France and the discriminations of autistic children in France. This document provides a summary of the movement and the legal battle for December 2011. December 2011 has been an extremely dense month for the movement with parents rallying on Dec. 8th in Lille and Paris for the court hearing, a strong campaign [...]

ShareTranslation of an article published in the French Newspaper “Le Monde” on November 14th 2011. A mother kills her autistic son before committing suicide (in France) A mother of Martigues (South of France) killed her 6 year-old autistic son before hanging herself on Saturday, according to sources close to the investigation quoted by AFP. The father called the emergency after discovering the lifeless body of his 40 year-old wife and his son. According to preliminary investigation, this couple of Indian [...]