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Australian Story - Season 22 - Episode 24 - My Son Sam
Sydney GP Dr James Best was prepared to throw out the rulebook on autism as his son Sam entered adolescence.
Rather than keeping him to routines and “wrapping him in cotton wool”, he wanted to expose the 14-year-old to uncertainty and unpredictability.
So Dr Best decided to take a year off work, sell the family house and take his son on a backpacking trip across Africa.
It was based on the idea that adolescence represents a particular opportunity for learning, similar to the period during infancy when the brain is highly receptive to change.
Although the plan left the parents of some autistic children aghast, it has been hailed as “ground breaking” by researcher Dr David Trembath of Griffith University.
But nine days before he was due to leave for Africa, there was a knock on the door that turned Dr Best’s life upside down …
Genre: Documentary, News
Actor: Leigh Sales, Caroline Jones, Garry McDonald, Jimmy Barnes, Jason Donovan, Andrew Rule
Creators:
Languages: en,
Episode: 24
Runtime: 30
Date Modified: 2017-10-17 16:01:35
Air Date: 2017-07-24
Year Released: 1996
Rating: 4.8 out of 10
Content Rating: 30min
Views: 14
Quality: HD
Networks:
ABC TV,
ABC,
ABC (AU),
