Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back (2008)

Directed by

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Michele Jaquis

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

57 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows four children whose families say they recovered from autism and intellectual disability after years of intensive behavior therapy. The film presents their stories through interviews and footage showing their progress.

informativeclinicaldocumentary-stylehopefulmethodicalpersonaleducational

What happens

Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back is a 2008 documentary directed by Michele Jaquis and co-produced by psychologist Doreen Granpeesheh and her business, the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD). The film focuses on four children that Granpeesheh and other CARD staff claim fully "recovered" from autism and co-occurring intellectual disability after receiving intensive, longterm applied behavior analysis (ABA). Recovered premiered on April 25, 2008, at the Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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