woman from mars - the diet in that link seems to be very low in protein. Cults have been known to use low protein diets as a strategy to brain wash people.
We had a news story on the Judge Rotenberg Centre here. There was a lovely, gentle looking girl in the story, she was hooked up to a electrical device and when she saw the device that emits the electric shock, she cowered with fear. It was awful - just beyond belief that such a place is allowed to exist.
So I've searched the net over and not found much. Here is the only site that seems dedicated to stopping this sort of thing: http://community-2.webtv.net/CIBRA/CIBRA/
Didn't see anything really new there, though. This is troubling. What is actually being done?
I found this on the Blogg, I don't know if any of you USA citizens will find it of any use or not, but here goes:-
Currently, New York Senator Martin J. Golden has introduced Senate Bill 6876, which if approved by vote, will prevent New York schools from sending students to the Judge Rotenberg Center. If you live in the state of New York please email, phone or write your local state senator and plead with them to pass this bill. Here is a link to the text of the bill:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/le.....&sh=t
This link will allow you to track the progress of the bill:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06876
You will find email addresses for New York Senators at this link:
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/.....l?openform
Here is a link for contacting lower house members by email:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/
If you are not a New York resident, it may still be worthwhile to email your concerns. You may also want to investigate whether your state is sending children to the JRC. If so, please contact them and remind them that the aversive therapies used by the JRC violate the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which requires an extensive focus on positive behavioral interventions. Please contact the Federal Department of Education with any complaints through this link:
http://www.ed.gov/about/office.....tml?src=ct
It takes hours to read the whole Blogg with all links.
This is the Rotenberg home page:-http://www.judgerc.org/
This is worth reading :- http://boston.com/news/daily/15/school_report.pdf
Observations and Findings of Out-of-State Program Visitation Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
This is the dietary regime :- ( read recommended as 'this is what you are getting' no argument !! ) :-
Foods To Eat
1. All whole grains and whole-grain cereals, such as brown rice, corn, oatmeal, barley, millet and wheat berries; many packaged grain cereals, puffed grains and other healthful cereals.
2. Squashes, such as acorn, butternut, buttercup, pumpkin and zucchini
3. Root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and yams
4. Legumes such as peas, split peas, black-eyed peas, string beans, and such beans as chick-peas, lentils, and adzuki, navy, pinto and black beans
5. Green and yellow vegetables, such as collard greens, broccoli, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, various types of lettuce, and watercress; celery, cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, and tomato.
6. Fruit, such as apples, bananas, berries, grapefruit, oranges, peaches, and pears. (Limited to two servings per day.)
7. For most people, simple sugars, salt and spices used sparingly at the table rather than in cooking.
Foods to Avoid
1. Avoid all red meat, including beef, pork, and lamb. All are rich in fat, cholesterol, and other harmful constituents.
2. Avoid all poultry and fish. Poultry has about the same amount of cholesterol as red meat, while fish varies, depending on type. Some fish are higher in cholesterol than red meat, others lower.
3. Avoid all dairy products, including milk, yogurt and cheese. Low-fat dairy products are not recommended because of potential health hazards including allergies, childhood diabetes, arthritis and lactose intolerance.
4. Avoid all oil, including olive, safflower, peanut and corn oil. Oil is simply a liquid form of fat.
5. Avoid eggs. Eggs are abundant in fat and cholesterol.
6. Avoid nuts, seeds, avocados, olives and soybean products (including tofu, soy cheese, and soy milk). Soybean products are high in fat, unless they have been specially processed (low-fat varieties are also not recommended).
7. Avoid all dried fruit and fruit juices. (Eat the whole fruit instead).
8. Avoid all flour products, such as breads, bagels and pretzels. The less a food is processed the better it is for weight loss. Flour products are composed of fragments of grain, or relatively small particles, which increase absorption and slow weight loss.
