Junior: The Terrance Cottrell Story - Autism Documentary Short (Part 1 of 3)

[Elizabeththegreatest]

Poor little guy!

[Elizabeththegreatest]

I can't believe that people still think that people with autism are possessed by demons! This is the 21st century, we should be better than that!

[DarkQuietWyattON]

This is messed up and just pisses me off beyond all belief!!!!!!!

[BizaroMustard100]

fffuuuuucccckkkkkkk

[AllSaintsAngel]

Really? No one told me I need an exorcism for having autism. I really don't think that's necessary.

[oldsuit123]

Yet another slovenly,lazy,ignorant case where people who are used to beating their children into submission need an exscuse. Sad...but certain people would be able to accept a person saying " my child has the devil in him...thats why he isnt behaving the way everyone thinks he should" rather than an explanation of Autism, and some education. Believe me...I have been there. Had my boy called a devil child, by a bitch like the mother in this story.

[Spyderything30]

@blackstarzero sometimes the label of autism is tacked on to a childs acting out and anti social behavior, which is really the result of abuse by authorities. this happens a lot in utah, where i used to live. this is another abuse of innocents.

as long as someone is vulnerable in ANY way, there will be predators at bay, ready to take advantage....mostly these predators come in the form of authority figures. you know.

[H0tkebab]

I'm a Christian, and I have Aspergers. It surprises me day in and day out how many people are ignorant and superstitious (fearful) in their thinking.

Demon possession? Are you kidding me?

(now I know this will sounds nuts and absurd but please bear with me) =)

They are completely different. Anyone with the holy spirit in their heart will recognize the difference. Fear was the murder weapon, and the spirit of fear is not the spirit of God.

RIP Junior.

[WeThePeopleRleaders]

i want to pop his irresponsible father in the head and kick the ignorance out of the mom. this poor kid didnt diserve this AND HE WAS ONLY 7- come on.

[whitefox1970]

OMFG as the mother of a child with autism, sever learn. diffic., epilepsy and another with sever adhd, aspergers and dyspraxia im absolutely horrified by the ignorance an barbaric wy this child was treated. poor mite. i just cannot believe this has happened

[gregorkrause]

law and order svu did a story similar to terrance's where a boy died in a night service.

[gregorkrause]

btw terrance's picture looks like it was shown on a law and order svu episode showing a similar story of the tafoy child who died.

[freestyleshaman]

This is why religion is bad, mm'kay.

[Haderlein]

Amen to that

[neoseeker007]

@freestyleshaman yup it is real, god is real.

[hasanybodygot]

I have PDA!! This is very close to autism!!

[Haderlein]

This stuff is nuts. I say, live and let live.

[hasanybodygot]

alot of people dont undersatnd what the deaper meaning of this and other videos like this, this is why people from religions such as well most of them should not get involved!

[watercolorz25]

this is insane. i can understand people want to help those in need but these folks clearly were not experts on autism and whether this had been a legit medical proceedure or the religious ceremony that it was they werent considering his needs, fears, and clearly not monitoring for breathing, ability to move, heart rate, or anything else. very very sad

[Haderlein]

I agree. Very sad.

[doobie05]

how could soething like this happen in 2003? surely you would think that human beings have increased their intelligence since the medievel ages.....

[Haderlein]

Yeah, you would think people would be more enlightened in a first world country like we live in. It's sad that people cannot accept difference as part of the rainbow, and not some aberration that needs to be corrected. -John Haderlein (Director)

[CaitlinBrooksMusic]

Dang, that is creepy. As a young lady with Asperger's Syndrome, I am extremely appalled that people would think that autism is a similarity of being held hostage by the devil.

The priest killed Junior? That is WRONG!

[Haderlein]

Thanks for watching the film. This is as wrong as wrong as wrong gets. Hopefully there will be some enlightenment after tragedies like this happen. - John Haderlein (Director)

[smsorour]

the lady that approached the mom in the grocery store is clueless, she's superstitioius, and may even be looking to make money off of the mom's desperation

[Haderlein]

I agree. That's why I made the film. - John Haderlein