An interview in which she defends the act of lying on top of an #autistic kid to calm them down - published on the exact same day that we learned about an autistic teen who died from the use of this exact same technique.
And she describes it as powerful.
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
And she describes it as powerful.
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
"That scene was so important to me, because of all the people staring... I felt compelled to put it in..."
"I just thought that was so powerful, and scary, really scary for the caregiver who has to have those kinds of thoughts."
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
"I just thought that was so powerful, and scary, really scary for the caregiver who has to have those kinds of thoughts."
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
For comparison's sake:
Police "restrained him face down on the pavement of the shopping center's parking lot, putting immense pressure on his back..."
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
Police "restrained him face down on the pavement of the shopping center's parking lot, putting immense pressure on his back..."
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
"I have friends with children on the spectrum, and I know that for all of them their greatest fear is, 'Who will love them when I am gone?'"
"The musician and producer says she made the movie 'for the carers'."
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
"The musician and producer says she made the movie 'for the carers'."
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
Eric's parents "are sharing their story to prevent another family from experiencing what they've gone through.
'We bring this lawsuit in hopes that Eric's death would not be in vain... and no other family would have to go through the same horror.'"
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
'We bring this lawsuit in hopes that Eric's death would not be in vain... and no other family would have to go through the same horror.'"
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
"If they [cinema-goers] watch the movie, it will allow them to touch into their compassion..."
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
"Over the course of 9 minutes and 6 seconds, deputies failed to put Eric in a 'recovery position' after subduing him that would have prevented the teenager from suffocating, the lawsuit says."
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
"I just don't think I'll do more movies. This was the only movie I cared enough to make, and it was also the hardest thing I've ever done..."
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
amp.nine.com.au/article/5fe5b2…
"Eric 'brought so much joy' in his 16 years...
"Eric was our purpose in life."
"Not being able to see him or hear his voice has been devastating to us... How do you reconcile with yourself that there are no new memories to be made with him in it?"
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
"Eric was our purpose in life."
"Not being able to see him or hear his voice has been devastating to us... How do you reconcile with yourself that there are no new memories to be made with him in it?"
cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/…
If this movie helps to normalize the use of a harmful technique that literally kills #autistic and #disabled people...
If this movie will inspire people to not intervene when this kind of thing is happening in public...
Then we need to just chuck the whole thing in the trash.
If this movie will inspire people to not intervene when this kind of thing is happening in public...
Then we need to just chuck the whole thing in the trash.
Can you imagine being Eric Parsa's parents and seeing a clip of this restraint scene from the movie? How traumatic it would be for them? And how traumatic it must be for anyone who has ever been restrained in the midst of a meltdown? It's horrifying.
https://twitter.com/autisticats/status/1351948094422843393
Erin shared a link to an article (from 2012!) about the harms of restraints. The entire thread (and the rest of Erin's tweets on the subject) is definitely worth reading.
https://twitter.com/QueerlyAutistic/status/1351878818827563008
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