Davidhenryfeldman

Letter to the Editor: 'Life, Animated' screening

As head of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, I feel compelled to respond to Aaron Herman’s Op-Ed article in a recent edition of the Daily ("Ableism at Tufts and the 'Life, Animated' screening," March 13). I was in the audience for the screening of "Life, Animated" as well as the panel discussion that followed and agree that some of the points Mr. Herman raised are important and need further discussion. The intent of this event was to be a first step in engaging discussions about presentations of autism in media. The film and the panel discussion about it were presented as one family's story. What is important is that we all had the opportunity to participate in an event that dealt with challenging issues not often engaged in the wider Tufts community.