Singer has been described as a strong candidate for combating the perception of a link between autism and vaccines.
The clinician then summarizes the science underlying the recommendation and/or explanation addressing said concerns.
She claims that HBS gave her the skills needed to run the ASF nonprofit.
Her daughter works with Applied Behavior Analysis therapists, and needs constant care.
[18] Alison Singer, who was in the film, was reportedly criticized for a scene in which she said that when faced with having to place the girl in a school that she deemed to be terrible, she contemplated driving her car off a bridge with her child in the car.
[20] According to the book Battleground: The Media, Thierry instructed the families she interviewed not to do their hair, vacuum or have therapists present, and appeared with her film at homes crew without preliminary preparations, in order to authentically capture the difficulties of life with autistic children, such as autistic children throwing tantrums or physically struggling with parents.
[19][20] In 2009, Singer responded by claiming that she made this comment because the New York State Department of Health recommended that her autistic daughter be placed in a school with very poor conditions, and did not want her daughter to suffer there.