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At Washington PAVE we have assembled a collection of DVDs to help parents and educators learn more about:
disabilities
disorders
services
techniques
behavioral problems
and dealing with bureaucracies
and parenting
We hope to keep our selections up-to-date and ever changing thereby bringing you the best help possible for families, children and their education.
Each of these DVDs comes with a public viewing license, which means they can be shown to groups without copyright infringement. In other words, you may watch the DVDs in private, or invite the public for general educational benefits.
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Autism: The Child Who Couldn’t Play
This program is a comprehensive overview of autism, the mysterious disorder that impedes normal child development. It was once believed that autism was caused by remote, cold parents; most often the mother was blamed. The program explores the frontiers of our understanding of autism, which today is recognized as a partly genetic biological disorder. We visit the Princeton Child Development Institute and see the results of the Institute’s highly successful science-based approach to autism, which has attracted professionals from around the world. (46 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL6497-DVD
Copyright date: ©1996
Length: 46 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Autism: The Child Who Couldn’t Play on DVD for $199.95
The Invisible Wall: Autism
 This program delves into the physiology of autism, a pervasive developmental disorder of the brain that can cause severe deficits in the areas of cognition, communication, socialization, and play. Computer animation reveals the impact of autism on the language center and other parts of the brain, while case studies demonstrate interventions being used to help people with autism live fuller lives. Interviews with Ivar Lovaas, Temple Grandin, and a variety of therapists are featured. A Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL29224-DVD
Copyright date: ©2001
Length: 51 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase The Invisible Wall: Autism on DVD for $199.95
A Place in the World: Adults with Autism Finding Their Way
 Children with autism turn into adults with autism: an obvious fact, but one that remains inadequately addressed by society. Through the uplifting stories of Paul deSavino and Jamie Hoppe, two adults with autism who enjoy the support of their parents, life coaches, and others dedicated to their well-being, this ABC News program looks at America’s overall unpreparedness in helping such adults pursue fulfilling lives. Psychologist Peter Gerhardt; Jen Hoppe, cofounder of Quest Autism Foundation; and others express their concerns about long-term quality of life for people with autism, emphasizing the need for more initiatives to assist them—and the funding to keep those initiatives running. (23 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL35834-DVD
Copyright date: ©2005
With Sub-titles
Length: 23 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase A Place in the World: Adults with Autism Finding Their Way on DVD for $199.95
Asperger’s Syndrome: Autism and Obsessive Behavior
It is the size of the frontal cortex that helps separate the human brain from that of other animals. This part allows humans to communicate, infer meaning, and imagine, all basic to the socialization process. But there is a group of people, primarily males, who lack a small piece of this frontal cortex and who suffer from a mild form of autism. Identified as Asperger’s syndrome in 1940, this condition makes them incapable of everyday social interactions. They live in a constant state of anxiety, a result of the phobias that are a part of the disease. This program profiles the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome and what sufferers and their families can do to overcome the limitations that it imposes. Original BBC broadcast title: I’m Not Stupid. (30 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL8646-DVD
Copyright date: ©1995
Length: 30 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Asperger’s Syndrome: Autism and Obsessive Behavior on DVD for $199.95
At the Gates of Autism: Emerging into Life
As a child, Dr. Temple Grandin was diagnosed as brain-damaged; doctors today would call her autistic. But her condition did not deter her and, with the help of her mother and therapists, she went on to become an expert in animal behavior, designing livestock handling facilities and teaching as an assistant professor at Colorado State University. Much of her expertise with animals comes through lessons learned from her own condition. This program provides the rare opportunity to hear an autistic person discuss her condition and how she deals with life. Dr. Grandin offers many insights into the motivations behind autistic behavior and how parents, teachers, and therapists can better work with autistic children. (59 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL30492-DVD
Copyright date: ©2000
Length: 59 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase At the Gates of Autism: Emerging into Life on DVD for $199.95
Autism: A World Apart
 "I feel proud," says Lee’s mother, "to have a child like Lee, because everybody says that there is no hope. And Lee proves there is." This documentary features two children, ages four and six, and 18-year-old Lee, who are all autistic. The program shows the strain placed on their families and how each family has learned to cope. Above all, it shows the enormous difference that special education can make in enabling autistic children to lead happier and more fulfilled lives—and giving their families hope and relief. (52 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL5309-DVD
Copyright date: ©1990
Length: 52 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Autism: A World Apart on DVD for $199.95
Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis
Research has shown that some children with autism who are enrolled in a curriculum of applied behavioral analysis at a young enough age can be mainstreamed right into the public school system. This ABC News program profiles two children with autism who receive this intensive form of therapy and discusses the mixed results of it. Although the degree of improvement attributable to ABA varies from child to child, any gains, large or small, are of immense value to the children—and to those who love them. (22 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL11776-DVD
Copyright date: ©2001
Length: 22 minutes
Purchase for $159.95
You may purchase Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis on DVD for $159.95
Autism: Childhood and Beyond
This program examines the therapies currently in use or under study for autism: drugs, sign language, and the highly controversial aversive therapy. The program profiles a 26-year-old autistic man whose amazing mathematical abilities contradict his IQ of 90. (19 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL1410-DVD
Copyright date: ©2001
Length: 19 minutes
Purchase for $159.95
You may purchase Autism: Childhood and Beyond on DVD for $159.95
Autism: Diagnosis, Causes, and Treatments
 What is it like for people with autism, living among others yet always, in a sense, living alone? And how do their parents cope, as they care for them? Built around several case studies, this program distinguishes between high- and low-functioning autism; illustrates structural and functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains; considers genetics, neurological diseases, and immune system anomalies as possible contributory factors; and discusses associated conditions, such as mental retardation, epilepsy, and echolalia. Applied behavior analysis, the TEACCH system, multisensory stimulation, and dietary interventions are also touched upon. (53 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL29958-DVD
Copyright date: ©2001
Length: 53 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Autism: Diagnosis, Causes, and Treatments on DVD for $199.95
Echoes of Autism
 Do people with autism experience love, romantic attraction, and heartbreak the same way non-autistic people feel those emotions? This ABC News program profiles Paul DeSavino, a 36-year-old man living with the disorder who says he is amorously drawn to a female acquaintance. Interviews with Paul, his mother, and autism expert Dr. Peter Gerhardt shed light on the complexities of the subject. An additional segment entitled “My Brother’s Keeper” examines the disorder in the context of sibling connections. A young man discusses his brother’s autism and how it has shaped their relationship, which is visibly expressed in a loving, open manner. (23 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL36265-DVD
Copyright date: ©2006
With Sub-titles
Length: 23 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Echoes of Autism on DVD for $199.95
Finding the Words: Case Studies in Autism Treatment
 Do people with autism experience love, romantic attraction, and heartbreak the same way non-autistic people feel those emotions? This ABC News program profiles Paul DeSavino, a 36-year-old man living with the disorder who says he is amorously drawn to a female acquaintance. Interviews with Paul, his mother, and autism expert Dr. Peter Gerhardt shed light on the complexities of the subject. An additional segment entitled “My Brother’s Keeper” examines the disorder in the context of sibling connections. A young man discusses his brother’s autism and how it has shaped their relationship, which is visibly expressed in a loving, open manner. (23 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL35409-DVD
Copyright date: ©2005
Length: 23 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Finding the Words: Case Studies in Autism Treatment on DVD for $199.95
Measuring Success in Treatment for Autism
 Four years have gone by since the two preschool boys profiled in Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis began intensive ABA therapy—formerly considered controversial, but now hailed as one of the few effective approaches to treating the disorder. This ABC News program brings viewers up to date on the boys and on the benefits of ABA in treating autism. But the program communicates a sense of frustration, as well—with the financial expense of ABA therapy, with the limited success of even this form of autism treatment, and with how much is simply still not understood about this mysterious disorder. (22 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL35410-DVD
Sub-titles
Copyright date: ©2005
Length: 22 minutes
Purchase for $159.95
You may purchase Measuring Success in Treatment for Autism on DVD for $159.95
Understanding Autism: A Biochemical Approach?
 Autism, a complex developmental disability, is generally believed to be a genetic disorder. But Dr. William Walsh, a senior scientist at the Pfeiffer Institute, believes he has isolated a biochemical cause, based on analysis of blood, urine, and hair samples from 503 autistic children. His pioneering research attributes autism to the inability of a protein—metallothionein—to balance the body’s metal metabolism. In this program, Dr. Walsh discusses his controversial findings bolstered by parents whose children have shown dramatic results from dietary supplements that counteract metal imbalance. (12 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL29624-DVD
Copyright date: ©2001
Length: 12 minutes
Purchase for $159.95
You may purchase Understanding Autism: A Biochemical Approach? on DVD for $159.95
The Allen Brain Atlas: A Quantum Leap in Neurological Research
 With a 90 percent match between the mouse and human genomes, mice are helping researchers to better understand the human brain. In this NewsHour program, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen—founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science—and the Institute’s chief scientific officer talk about the Allen Brain Atlas, an interactive 3-D map of gene expression in the mouse brain. Together with scientist Dave Anderson of Caltech, they discuss the concepts behind the Atlas and its creation. Susan Swedo, of the National Institute of Mental Health, adds, “It is exactly like having a Google for the mouse brain now.” Research into autism with the help of this revolutionary gene map is already yielding valuable insights. (12 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.
Item# - PAVE-BVL37158-DVD
Sub-titles
Copyright date: ©2006
Length: 12 minutes
Purchase for $99.95
You may purchase The Allen Brain Atlas: A Quantum Leap in Neurological Research on DVD for $99.95
Children in Crisis
Lillian, a four-year-old with autism, lives in a world all her own. Sixteen-year-old A.D.’s attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder causes him to proudly proclaim that he does not love his parents anymore. Eleven-year-old Pamela’s five different diagnoses stand in the way of her being left alone with her brother. These children are examples of the more than 3 million in the country who have some type of mental and behavioral disorder. This intense program highlights how their lives, as well as the daily routines of their families, are an incessant struggle. Therapists from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Center for Child Development and Research assert that with proper diagnosis and treatment, children and families can find a measured quality of life. A Discovery Channel Production. (46 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL33595-DVD
Copyright date: ©2004
Length: 46 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Children in Crisis on DVD for $199.95
Fragments of Genius: Understanding Savants
 By any standard, Derek Paravacini is an exceptional pianist. Stephen Wiltshire can draw whole cityscapes from memory with uncanny accuracy. Both are savants with severe learning disabilities due to autism. Focusing on these two case studies, this program looks at how a disability sometimes unlocks extraordinary abilities, as well as how research on savants has led to a better understanding of brain function. Allan Snyder, professor of science and the mind at the University of Sydney, discusses several theories of savant skills, while Dr. Bruce Miller shares his work on dementia which led him to identify a region of the brain that when damaged produces savant behavior. Original BBCW broadcast title: Fragments of Genius. (50 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US and Canada.
Item# - PAVE-BVL32790-DVD
Copyright date: ©2000
Length: 46 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Fragments of Genius: Understanding Savants on DVD for $199.95
Fragments of Genius: Understanding Savants
 One of the great success stories from the world of autism, Temple Grandin revolutionized the field of livestock management, empowered by her sensitivity with animals. Tommy McHugh displayed no such sensitivity—until a brain hemorrhage transformed him from a brawler into a gentle soul. As scientists continue to investigate differences between the male and female brain, the special characteristics of autistics and savants take on increased importance. This program describes the latest research in that area, shedding light on the role of testosterone, fetal development, evolutionary factors, and the notable lack of romantic and sexual bonding among the autistic. (53 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL36425-DVD
Copyright date: ©2006
Length: 53 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Fragments of Genius: Understanding Savants on DVD for $199.95
Touched by Genius: A Neurological Look at Creativity
Nick van Bloss possesses astonishing musical talent. He is also afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome. As this program illustrates, the two are often linked, leading those born with the disorder to view it as both a curse and a gift. Nick’s journey—taking him from the humiliating loss of his career as a concert pianist toward a more self-assured acceptance of his condition—is not only inspiring; it is also a highly informative look into the diagnosis, treatment, and day-to-day realities of Tourette’s, Parkinson’s, autism, schizophrenia, and other disorders. Among Nick’s many notable interactions are those with autistic jazz composer Matt Savage and with neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, author of Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain and other books. Original BBCW broadcast title: Glad to Be Mad. (50 minutes)
Prices include public performance rights. Only available in the US.
Item# - PAVE-BVL37592-DVD
Copyright date: ©2007
Sub-titles
Length: 50 minutes
Purchase for $199.95
You may purchase Touched by Genius: A Neurological Look at Creativity on DVD for $199.95
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