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  • 9/25/2023
Controversial NDIS-funded therapy involves restraining children with autism and intellectual disabilities, with multiple workers pinning them face-down. Courtesy: 4 Corners
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00:00 This boy has a severe intellectual disability, autism and is non-verbal.
00:07 The boy is told he must be calm for five minutes and then he will get some pain medication.
00:29 He lasts three and a half minutes.
00:53 These workers keep him pinned to the ground for just over seven minutes.

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