ARW – Project France

ShareYvonne Jessey, North Philadelphia Autism & Parenting Examiner for Examiner.com, published on Feb. 1st 2012 an article which analyzes the role of mothers from a religious and genetic perspective. This article follows the presentation of “The Wall” at the ABAI conference on Jan 27th. Excerpt: “The film, Le Mur (The Wall), brought to light that, although this theory was proven to be nonsense, many people in France, particularly psychiatrists, still believe it to be true. Ms. Robert wanted to bring [...]

ShareMichael Yudell, associate professor in Public Health at Drexel University and an autism specialist, published a thorough article on the Public Health blog of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The article explains puts the story of “The Wall” in an historical perspective. Michael Yudell also interviews Evelyne Friedel, vice-president of Autism-Europe. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a leading newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 330,000. The website Philly.com itself is ranked 594 in the United States by Alexa. Excerpt: [...]

ShareThe week of January 23rd to January 29th 2012 can be regarded as a landmark week for “Support the Wall – Autism”. Following the articles published in the New York Times and in the International Herald Tribune, this week confirmed the interest of the global autism community for the story of the film “The Wall” and more largely the issues faced by autism in France. Jan. 24, 2012 “Support The Wall – Autism” and “Collectif Soutenons Le Mur” release funny [...]

Share As a scientist with some expertise in autism, I was shocked at recent reports (depicted in “The Wall”) that psychoanalytic approaches to autism still dominate in France. It is well established that autism is a neurodevelopmental disorders that has its origin in atypical brain development, with genetics making an important although heretofore not fully understood contribution. To treat such a disorder using psychoanalytic methods is a departure from standard of care in most Western countries. I sincerely hope the [...]

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 [...]

ShareUpdate: January 23rd, 2012: This advisory is superceded by a new one and time has moved from 4PM to 5PM OFFICIAL – Support The Wall http://www.supportthewall.org, Twitter : @SoutenonsLeMur Re: Sophie Robert at the 2012 International Autism Conference in Philadelphia on Jan 27th, 2012 Sophie Robert, the author of the French documentary “The Wall or Psychoanalysis put to the test for Autism” on the misuse of psychoanalysis in Autism in France will be showing her work at the 2012 International [...]

ShareAutism Speaks supported officially the movement surrounding “The Wall or psychoanalysis put to the test for autism” by Sophie Robert on its official blog on Dec. 9th 2011. The post is published by Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, PhD. She writes: “You may have seen recent headlines generated by the controversial French film, The Wall, which highlights the persistence of inappropriate autism treatments in France. There, families with a child who has autism are often offered outdated psychoanalytical [...]

Share Chantal Sicile-Kira, autism specialist and author of “41 Things To Know About Autism” has published a post on her “Autism Advocate” blog on Psychology Today. The post is titled: “Judge to Hear Request to Ban Film About Autism. French Psychoanalysts try to ban film about Autism “The Wall”” Chantal Sicile-Kira describes the situation of autism in France and extends her post in the Huffington Post Read the post on Psychology Today

Share Chantal Cicile-Kira, Author and Founder of AutismCollege.com published on Dec. 5th 2011 on her “Huffington Post” Blog the first english-speaking article on affair surrounding “The Wall or psychoanalysis put to the test for autism” by Sophie Robert. She describes the situation of harsh treatments in autism in France. She writes: “Psychoanalysts have a stronghold in France for the treatment of children despite the lack of any research showing progress in their expensive psychiatric day programs paid for by government [...]