child in the room, again without any regard for the fact that their children can hear and understand the parents talking about how horrible it is to have to take care of them. This is especially focused on with the aforementioned case of Alison Singer, who spoke about contemplating murder-suicide with her daughter Jodie in the room. One of the producers, Lauren Thierry, said that these feelings were not unusual among non-autistic mothers of autistic children. According to the book Battleground: The Media, Thierry instructed the families she interviewed not to do their hair, vacuum or have therapists present, and appeared with her film crew at homes without preliminary preparations, in order to authentically capture the difficulties of life with autistic children, such as autistic children throwing tantrums or physically struggling with parents. In 2009, Singer responded by claiming that she made this comment because the New York State Department of Health recommended that her autistic daughter be placed in a school with very poor conditions, and did not want her daughter to suffer there. However, she deeply regretted phrasing her concerns in that manner. Singer also claimed that she reconciled with autism advocates to some extent, but still advocates for medical research on autism. See also List of films about Autism Autism spectrum disorders in the media References External links AutismSpeaks.org - Autism Every Day video 2006 films American short documentary films 2000s short documentary films 2006 documentary films 2006 short films Documentary films about autism 2000s English-language films 2000s American films