From the 1950s through the mid 70s, the medical establishment proclaimed that cold mothers caused autism. This film tells the story of the so-called “refrigerator mothers,” who raised disabled children under the shroud of professionally-promoted mother blame.
Grand Jury Prize, Florida Film Festival
Best Documentary, Sedona International Film Festival
Best of Show, Indiana Film Society “Indyfest”
TASH Distinguished Media Award
Media Award, American Association on Mental Retardation
Excellence in Media Award, Autism Society of America
