Autism Every Day is a 2006 documentary film sponsored by Autism Speaks, and produced by Lauren Thierry, Jim Watkins and Eric Solomon. It follows mothers with severely autistic children and consists mainly of interviews with the mothers. A 13-minute version of Autism Every Day debuted at a fundraiser named "A New Decade for Autism" in New York City on May 9, 2006, and made its mainstream debut on Don Imus show on MSNBC the following day. It was selected by the Sundance Institute as a special screening film at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. A 7-minute version of the film was also uploaded to Autism Speaks' YouTube Channel, however as of 2021, the video was marked "Private" due to a change in YouTube policy that automatically marked private all "unlisted" videos dated December 31, 2016 or earlier. The New York Observer said the film was a According to Stuart Murray, author of Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination, disability rights advocates criticized the film for categorizing the disorder as "one of problems and difficulties, especially for parents", while ignoring the positive aspects. Criticism and controversy One interview in the film that drew significant controversy was that of Alison Tepper Singer, who described how she had contemplated driving off a bridge with her autistic daughter Jodie Singer when faced with having to place her in a school for disabled children, saying "It's only because of Lauren, because I have another child, that I didn't do it". Some have drawn a connection between Alison's words in the film and the murder of 3 year old autistic girl Katie McCarron on May 13, 2006, 4 days after the film's debut, by her mother Karen McCarron. Both the film and Autism Speaks have received heavy condemnation from autistic people and groups advocating for autistics, with complaints about the film including that it focuses more on the parents than the actual lives of autistic children themselves, as well as that it portrays autistic people as tragic burdens than as actual human beings who happen to be autistic - which most of them do not want to be "cured" of or see it as a bad thing. It is also criticized for the fact that many of these interviews - most of which are about the things the parents can't do and how horrible it is to have a child with autism - are conducted with said