ARW – Project France

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 [...]

ShareBy David Heurtevent, Asperger, MA Georgetown Note : This article was published in French on 02/14/2012. Translation thanks to Karen Wilshin.   It would seem that the French Communist Party (PCF) and the CGT Health Union have lost their nerve following the leak of a draft report from the National Authority for Health and on the eve of a demonstration in Lille against packing and against the censure of Sophie Robert’s film organized by the association Vaincre L’Autisme (Beat Autism) [...]

ShareDisability Rights International is a non-profit organization that investigates the institutionalization of adults and children with mental and physical disabilities, documenting and exposing human rights abuses that are committed against them. They just released a statement alleging  Torturous Practice Against Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in France. Latest News: Disability Rights International Alleges Torturous Practice Against Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in France Washington, DC – February 23, 2012 – Disability Rights International (DRI) calls on the French government to [...]

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 [...]

Shareby David Heurtevent, Asperger, MA Georgetown “Of all those who have nothing to say, the most likeable are those who stay quiet. ” Coluche   Listening to France Culture (a Public Radio) is painful. The smell of mothballs wafts across the airwaves from Saint-Germain-des-Prés with daily sessions of verbal masturbation financed by the taxpayer. But it’s not surprising that France Culture is the main media outlet for psychoanalysis as the pseudo-humanist, ethno-centric, verbal and financial mechanisms are the same. On 10 [...]

Share13 February 2012 will go down as an important day in the evolution of the treatment of people with autism in France. The newspaper Liberation published a version of an unreleased report by the National Authority for Health (HAS) which the HAS was quick to refute, under pressure from the psychoanalytical lobby (APM News and AFP). Episode 1 – Libération publishes a report on “recommendations for good practice” by the National Authority for Health. In the evening of 12 February [...]

Share  As announced on France 3, The Prime Minister François Fillon today met the associations forming the “Ensemble l’Autisme” (Autism Together) Collective which is at the origin of Autism, the National Cause in France for 2012. On Thursday, the Prime Minster charged the Minister of Solidarities, Roselyne Bachelot with drawing up a new autism plan, reactivated the National Autism Council and charged Dominique Baudis, the Rights Ombudsman with “close monitoring” of treatments which do not respect human rights. Here are [...]

ShareThe week of Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, 2012 was mostly a European-centered week for “Support The Wall – Autism” and its sister organization “Collectif Soutenons Le Mur”. The NGO Reporters Without Borders issued a statement supporting Sophie Robert and considered that the court ruling is threatening documentary filmmaking in France”. The French Prime Minister organized a meeting with the French autism organizations to launch officially the “Grande Cause Nationale” P.R. campaign. He expressed the desire to launch a new [...]

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 [...]