Thread by @DrWilliams

TRIGGER.
We need to talk about an American psychiatrist called Richard Gardner

He believed paedophilia was normal.
He believed 90% of women were lying about the abuse they suffered.

He literally ‘made-up’ a condition “Parental Alienation Syndrome” wt NO evidence whatsoever

https://twitter.com/DrProudman/status/1417862345129402375

2/ He used his position & influence to deliberately put kids into abusers homes

Even when med reports, police reports, teachers reports corroborated the abuse, Gardners view the mother ‘made it up’ would override those reports
For example …@DLulabele @jessradio @GeraldineBilst1

3/ There was one woman whom Gardner reported to the court to be lying about her abuse.
Shortly afterwards her husband SHOT her dead.
He did not repent about this - but instead defended the murderer
Saying HER behaviour made HIM psychotic. @MFWitches @SistersinlawAu @davtw2

4/ There was another time he forced 3 terrified boys to return to their abusive father - causing one to suicide. @custodypeace @MattsJane @engenderedpod @SDDivorceCoach @legalella @NataliePage31 @SistersinlawAu @nadinevoncohen @shaunwarnock_sw @Alymedywon @PCKJ3627 @bongindustryz

5/ Does this sound like one bad dude? One shonky doctor?

Unfortunately not. This one doctor has influenced legal history & the lives of countless survivors of abuse. His ‘books’ formed the basis of court decisions for decades and CONTINUES to do so here- In Australia too

6/ Remember Olga and her beautiful 2 children Jack & Jennifer Edwards, all of whom are dead? Parental Alienation is what she was accused of- by NSW police, by the children’s lawyer who forced them to see their dad..who eventually killed them.
@TheblueTake
abc.net.au/news/2021-04-0…

7/ only last week, the Queensland Police Union said the same thing - accused women of ‘making up’ abuse.@hold_my_pearls @actualeyez @AngieUn27401972 @survivorstrong3 @clare_m_cooper @unmaskthenarc @DangerousPlayg3 @ShesEqual @FalteringlyOn @HayleyFoster_

theguardian.com/australia-news…

8/ I’m seeing it happen here, today there are cases running EXACTLY like these now- mothers accused of lying, mothers told NOT to tell the court of their child’s abuse because if they do they’ll be accused of Parental Alienation.
If a doctor/ child protection backs her claims up

9….They will say the mother brain washed us also.

There is no process or regulations for reporting legal professionals and other so called Expert Witness that continue this framework- in fact the framework is actively supported by the courts forcing kids to go to reunification

10/ programs- literally designed to brainwash kids into attaching to the abuser.
Sounds like a crazy conspiracy? It does until you start to work in the system & see it is real.
It’s out there- it’s happening now.
Dr Gardner made all these theories up to support child abuse

11/ ..and in 2021 years after he died- our system continues to buy into them although there is no evidence for any of it.
@DrProudman summarises it all today in @guardian Read this - it is important. @LynAnge11 @WCS_CEO @sally_stevensxn
@SafeandTogether
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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