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Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back
Directed byMichele Jaquis[2]
Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh (executive)
Produced byDr. Doreen Granpeesheh
StarringRuffin
Janna
Brett
Nick
Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh
Cathy Vizconde
Vince Redmond Jr.
Evelyn Kung
Release date
  • April 25, 2008 (2008-04-25)[1]
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back is a 2008 documentary directed by Michele Jaquis and co-produced by psychologist Doreen Granpeesheh and her business, the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD). The film focuses on four children that Granpeesheh and other CARD staff claim fully "recovered" from autism and co-occurring intellectual disability after receiving intensive, longterm applied behavior analysis (ABA). Recovered premiered on April 25, 2008, at the Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater.[1]

Synopsis

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Recovered focuses on four children who Granpeesheh (the founder and executive director of CARD) and other CARD staff claim fully "recovered" from autism (a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder with no cure[3][4][5][6]) and co-occurring intellectual disability. Each child received services from CARD, including assessments, supervision, parent/teacher training and intensive, longterm ABA. The film documents the children's ABA sessions and interviews the children (as teenagers), their parents, Granpeesheh and other CARD staff.[7][8]

In the film, Granpeesheh stated, "There's a lot of scientific research that shows children recover from autism, and yet, still, the medical community in general is not aware of how prevalent recovery is. More than half of the children receiving intervention at an early age recover completely."[8]

Distribution

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Recovered was self-distributed through its website.[9]

Reception

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Recovered won Best Documentary in the 2008 Director's Chair Film Festival in Staten Island, NY.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Yavorcik, Carin. (April 15, 2008) Autism Society of America [1]
  2. ^ (February 13, 2008) Inside UCR: News for Faculty and Staff of the University of California, Riverside [2] Vol. 4 N. 3
  3. ^ "What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?". www.psychiatry.org. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  4. ^ Canada, Public Health Agency of (2020-10-28). "Autism: Overview". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  5. ^ "Autism spectrum disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic". www.mayoclinic.org. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  6. ^ "Treatments that are not recommended for autism". nhs.uk. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  7. ^ Plot Summary on IMDB
  8. ^ a b Autism Live (2021-12-05). Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back. Retrieved 2025-05-17 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "RSVP". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  10. ^ The Director's Chair Film Festival 2008 Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine

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