Electric shocks. Withholding food. Social isolation. Why are we paying for autistic, mentally retarded, and emotionally troubled kids to be treated like enemy combatants?
School of Shock Eight states are sending autistic, mentally retarded, and emotionally troubled kids to a facility that punishes them with painful electric shocks. How many times do you have to zap a child before it's torture?- Why Can't Massachusetts Shut Matthew Israel Down? A radical behaviorist disciplines troubled kids with isolation, food deprivation, and electric shocks.
- Editors' Note From the September/October 2007 Issue
School of Shock Why are we treating autistic kids like enemy combatants?- School of Shock : Rotenberg Center Director Matthew Israel Responds Health, Education, Headlines, Matthew Israel, electric shock, autism, mental retardation, behavioral disorders, psychiatric disorders, Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Rotenberg Center, Response
- State Officials Respond to Mother Jones' "School of Shock" Story, Call the Judge Rotenberg Center "Inhumane" Jennifer Gonnerman's yearlong investigation for Mother Jones into the Judge Rotenberg Center?a taxpayer-funded "school" that takes autistic, mentally retarded, and...
