Not to be confused with a Rolf Harris record
On Tuesday night. there was a BBC documentary about the Son-Rise
treatment for autism. I was out but I can't imagine that I missed
anything very much - just another quack theory. To be fair, it is less
pernicious than, say, holding therapy, because it is based on the idea
of respect for the autistic child but to say that by being nice to
someone they are more likely to want to hug you is hardly a startling
insight. In any case, I have managed to form close friendships with
several people who I now feel comfortable with, but this does not mean
that I am cured, because I am still wary around strangers.
All in all, there are several major problems with Son-Rise. Firstly,
it is incredibly expensive for a piece of trite and obvious advice.
Secondly, it seems to be run by a cult called the Options Institute.
Thirdly, it is ridiculous to try to cure somebody by accepting them as
they are. It is much quicker and more effective just to accept them as
they are and then forget about a cure.
By the way, I won't mention it every time I come across another
rubbish money-draining treatment for autism. There are literally
hundreds of them so this blog would get very repetitive indeed.
Suffice to say, there is no properly controlled scientific evidence
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