Loving Lampposts (2010)
If you've met one autistic person... you've met one autistic person.
84 min
As autism has exploded into the public consciousness over the last 20 years, two opposing questions have been asked about the condition fueling the debate: is it a devastating sickness to be cured or is the variation of the human brain just a different way to be human? The film takes a look at two movements; the recovery movement, which views autism as a tragic epidemic brought on by environmental toxins, and the neurodiversity movement, which argues that autism should be accepted and that autistic people should be supported. After his son's diagnosis, filmmaker Todd Drezner visits the front lines of the autism wars to learn more about the debate and provide information about a condition that is still difficult to comprehend.
- Release date
- May 28, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Nadine Antonelli as Self
- Simon Baron-Cohen as Self
- Billy as Self
- Kristina Chew as Self
- Jackie Colliton as Self
- Paul Colliton as Self
- Erika Drezner as Self
- Todd Drezner
- Eric as Self
- Charlie Fisher as Self
Crew
- Todd Drezner · Director
- Todd Drezner · Producer
- Lauren Silver · Producer
- Zack Martin · Composer
- Ben Wolf · Cinematographer
- Todd Drezner · Editor