Love?
You want to treat her Autism with love?
Silly woman, out of the room. Let Elvis show you how:
Just take the little girl and set her in your lap, see, then grab her arms, restrain her, and alternate between telling her "I love you" and "Now get really angry for me!"
See? It works. She's talking now. Just one treatment of all Elvis' "rage reduction" is all it takes!
...in other words, that was one of the freakiest things I've ever seen.
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No one asked your opinion.
shareVery good, David. You managed to compose a whole reply all by yourself!
Now you just need to go up to the other ten million threads on IMDB and tell each and every original poster that, "no one asked your opinion."
Unless... oh, wait a minute. Uh oh. Someone doesn't know how message boards work.
Poor little guy. :)
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I just look at it as another misdiagnosis.
She obviously wasn't autistic. She was emotionally damaged and closed herself up.
It was a strange scene and a bit uncomfortable to watch.
shareReminds me of an episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. from the early 70s, where he "cured" a child with autism using a "firm hand" approach. Medical advisors to film and TV aside, they didn't have much of a clue back then.
shareThe creepiest part were her screams...obviously done by an older girl making her sound like she was possessed.
There is no "off" position on the genius switch.
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Well, he must have been on SOMETHING to consent to making this crap. As for Mary Tyler Moore, after her few (by her own admission) putrid movies, her future suddenly looked brighter.As did ''Cop'' Edward Asner's. Together, yet!. So, HE'S the one she chose at the end. Good Choice, Mary.
shareThat whole thing was horrible! That would never work. Just like that, lets cure a debilitating condition. Oh brother.
Velvet Voice
Right?!
I thought that part was hilarious in only the most laughable sense. I have an autistic toddler, I am so going to try it! Hugging, restraint, I may even sing an Elvis song for good measure. Wish me luck !!
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To be fair, not much was known about autism back then or how to deal with it except put kids away. The fact that they even mention autism is pretty amazing. People still think you can change an autistic kid with tough love.
Back then, kids with autism could be refused education by the local school system. Special ed was unheard of for the most part. It wasn't until the 70s that the federal government said that children with disability are entitled to a free and appropriate education. And parents of kids with disabilities are still fighting the good fight with school systems.