During the 1950s and '60s, mothers of autistic children were sometimes accused of being the source of their children's ailment. Blamed for being cold parents, they were dubbed "refrigerator mothers." This documentary examines the phenomenon and its toll.

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
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Bonus Footage
Interviews
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Distributor Notes: From Kartemquin Films comes this "cautionary tale underscoring the harm wrought by ignorance" (Boston Herald). More specifically, it's a documentary about the mothers of children with autism, who, during the fifties and sixties, were blamed for their youngsters' atypical behavior, accused of frigid mothering by the medical establishment. A portrait emerges of these "refrigerator mothers"--ridiculed, alienated, and vilified in an instance when reason evaded science.

Source: Facets Multimedia Inc.

David E. Simpson: American producer