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Autism Major 
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TITLE |
Backstreet Dreams (1990) |
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ALT__TITLE |
Backstreet
Strays |
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A family
mixed up in crime take their son who is behaving |
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strangely to
a psychologist. She diagnoses the boy as being |
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autistic.
His symptoms are an inability to relate to people, lack of speech
and he doesn't want to be held. |
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The father
discovers his wife is unfaithful and makes her |
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leave. The
psychologist (Shields) wants to help the boy |
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develop and
also tries to persuade the father to give up his |
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dubious
life. But she causes problems when the mother |
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thinks she's
after her husband. |
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The issue of
autism is taken seriously and the gangster |
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element is
unnecessary 'colour'. The film includes a therapy |
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technique
called 'forced holding'. |
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Notes
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