Citizen Autistic
- 2013 (2013)
Citizen Autistic is a 2013 documentary film directed by William Davenport exploring the advocacy work of autism rights activists.[1][2] Citizen Autistic features interviews with autistic activists including Ari Ne'eman, co-founder and former president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, and Zoe Gross, creator of the Disability Day of Mourning annual vigils held in honor of filicide victims with disabilities.[2] The documentary covers topics important to neurodiversity such as the debate over whether researchers should seek a cure for autism and controversies surrounding the nonprofit organization Autism Speaks and the Judge Rotenberg Center, a residential institution known for using electric skin shock aversive treatment as a form of behavioral modification.[2][3]
References
External links
- Citizen Autistic official website
- Citizen Autistic at IMDb
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