- A family connects to their autistic son through a radical treatment program.
- When the Westphal family learned that their 6-year-old Kyle was on the Autism spectrum, they feared they might never develop a real connection to their child. Withdrawn and constantly wrapping himself in fabric and blankets, Kyle was retreating from the world around him. Determined to find a way to connect, his parents embarked on an intense and radical journey which involved compassionately joining Kyle in his unique behaviors. Twenty years later, the entire family looks back at Kyle's journey with candor and humor. Let Me Be Me reveals what happens when a boy who used fabric as his shield to hide himself grows up to become a fashion designer, forging connections with friends and family along the way.—Greenwich Entertainment
- Let Me Be Me traces one family's journey raising a child with autism in the mid-1990s, amid the backdrop of a medical community struggling to find ways beyond behavior modification and even institutionalization to help. Jenifer and Jeff Westphal's middle child, Kyle, exhibited symptoms of autism at age three. His constant spinning and inability to make eye contact prompted his parents to examine a very specific approach to getting Kyle to engage. Adopting the specialized program and employing its techniques, the family and a team of support workers met Kyle on a level he was comfortable with to achieve astounding results. Today, Kyle's lifelong love for fabrics, which he used to hide under as a child, has given way to an education in and burgeoning career in fashion design.—KS at ClassicCoupleAcademy.com
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