28-05-2011, 08:39 PM
In the mid-70s, Matthew Israel was developing his, shall we say, controversial techniques at an autism treatment center in Providence, Rhode Island.
There he came under intense scrutiny of and criticism for his methods.
In that time frame he attempted to establish a facility in California.
My personal recollection is of an egomaniacal womanizer with a cult leader-like style -- especially over young female staff members.
One wonders if Israel's techniques have been adopted elsewhere and if he has demonstrated measurable success with his treatments.
There he came under intense scrutiny of and criticism for his methods.
In that time frame he attempted to establish a facility in California.
My personal recollection is of an egomaniacal womanizer with a cult leader-like style -- especially over young female staff members.
One wonders if Israel's techniques have been adopted elsewhere and if he has demonstrated measurable success with his treatments.
Charles Drago
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene