Absolutely No Justification: The Use Of Restraints In A Florida School

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 06:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Written with Kathleen Leopold and originally posted at Autism Blogs Directory (and edited for a wider audience)Kim: Below is a video that everyone needs to see, especially those involved in disability rights and the needs of autistic and disabled students. If we in the autism community want a place for consensus, a place where we can agree action needs to happen (although you would have thought a sustained cacophony or chorus, your pick, would have occurred over the Judge Rotenberg Center), then this has to be one of those areas. There is absolutely no justification for this. This will not let 'the child practice his relaxation techniques' as this assistant principal so blandly presents.  read more

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