The provocative childhood mental illness ads

December 14, 2007

It’s ransom-note style is drawing controversy:

It emphasizes a lot of negative aspects. To say that autism or bulimia has kidnapped a child suggests that these conditions are part of a criminal element. I’m not saying it’s easy to have an autistic child, but it could be framed in a more positive way.



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