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Barry and Suzie Kaufman (James Farentino and Kathryn Herrold) are the loving parents of two young daughters, Bryn (Shelby Balik) and Thea (Melissa Francis), and their infant son Raun (Michael and Casey Adams). But Raun is fussy and constantly sick, and as he grows, his parents become concerned by his unresponsive behavior. After Raun is diagnosed with infantile autism, Barry and Suzie invent their own treatment plan that involves working with him for 75 hours a week, mimicking his behavior in an effort to make him feel accepted and coax him out of his shell.
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Barry and Suzie Kaufman (James Farentino (Creator/JamesFarentino and Kathryn Herrold) are the loving parents of two young daughters, Bryn (Shelby Balik) and Thea (Melissa Francis), and their infant son Raun (Michael and Casey Adams). But Raun is fussy and constantly sick, and as he grows, his parents become concerned by his unresponsive behavior. After Raun is diagnosed with infantile autism, Barry and Suzie invent their own treatment plan that involves working with him for 75 hours a week, mimicking his behavior in an effort to make him feel accepted and coax him out of his shell.
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* AndStarring: The opening credits have "Also starring Stephen Elliott, Henry Olek, and Kerry Sherman as Nancy." The end credits have "Co-Starring," "And Introducing," and "Also Co-Starring (In Alphabetical Order)."
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* CryIntoChest: Bryn cries into Barry's chest because she thinks she did something wrong, which is why Raun won't play with her.
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* MusicVideoSyndrome: "Is There Room in Your World for Me?" by Music/DebbyBoone plays during Raun's therapy.
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* FamilyVersusCareer: In a RareMaleExample, Barry quits his job as an ad executive so he can spend more time working with Raun.
* FreezeFrameEnding: The movie ends on a shot of Barry lifting Raun into the air while Suzie stands nearby.
* FreezeFrameEnding: The movie ends on a shot of Barry lifting Raun into the air while Suzie stands nearby.
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* HoldingHands: Barry and Suzie hold hands while a doctor tells them about the infant Raun's illness, dehydration, and burst eardrums, and later when they're trying to find a babysitter for the kids while they're scouting out schools.
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* NoObjectPermanence: Raun struggles with this. When Barry waves a cookie in front of his face, he follows it with his face and tries to grab it, but when Barry puts the cookie behind a napkin, Raun completely forgets about it.
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* SillyWalk: Raun walks on his toes.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: One school tries to cure autism through regression therapy, forcing a girl to crawl and wrapping a boy in blankets to simulate the womb, despite the children's obvious distress.
* BavarianFireDrill: At the last school the parents visit, Barry gets sick of the PR nonsense they're being fed and leads Suzie into a staff-only area. He avoids suspicion by looking impatient and glancing at his watch.
* BavarianFireDrill: At the last school the parents visit, Barry gets sick of the PR nonsense they're being fed and leads Suzie into a staff-only area. He avoids suspicion by looking impatient and glancing at his watch.
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* ClosetPunishment: In one of the schools Barry and Suzie visit, a girl is put into "TimeOut" in a locked cabinet. She screams and bangs on the walls while a guard sits calmly nearby.
* ElectricTorture: In the staff-only area of the third school, Barry and Suzie witness a child being electrocuted, as well as other children straitjacketed, strapped to chairs, or locked in a padded room with no toys. After seeing this, they decide to homeschool Raun instead of visiting any other schools.
* EyesAlwaysAverted: Raun rarely looks at people, and when he does, he seems to be staring through them.
* ElectricTorture: In the staff-only area of the third school, Barry and Suzie witness a child being electrocuted, as well as other children straitjacketed, strapped to chairs, or locked in a padded room with no toys. After seeing this, they decide to homeschool Raun instead of visiting any other schools.
* EyesAlwaysAverted: Raun rarely looks at people, and when he does, he seems to be staring through them.
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* SensoryOverload: Barry reads in a textbook that Raun can't handle all the colors and movement of the world, so he blanks most of it out.
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* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Barry and Suzie visit a series of horrifyingly abusive schools before they decide to try to teach Raun themselves.
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''Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love'' is a TV docudrama directed by Glenn Jordan that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} on May 14, 1979. It was adapted from the nonfiction book ''Son-Rise'' by Barry Neil Kaufman.
Barry and Suzie Kaufman (James Farentino and Kathryn Herrold) are the loving parents of two young daughters, Bryn (Shelby Balik) and Thea (Melissa Francis), and their infant son Raun (Michael and Casey Adams). But Raun is fussy and constantly sick, and as he grows, his parents become concerned by his unresponsive behavior. After Raun is diagnosed with infantile autism, Barry and Suzie invent their own treatment plan that involves working with him for 75 hours a week, mimicking his behavior in an effort to make him feel accepted and coax him out of his shell.
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!!''Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love'' contains examples of:
* CharacterNarrator: Barry narrates a number of scenes.
* HappilyMarried: The Kaufmans.
* AHeroIsBorn: The first scene shows Raun's birth.
* HowDadMetMom: Barry and Suzie are asked how they met at one of the doctor's offices. They explain how a friend introduced them. On their first date, Suzie felt a sense of inevitability, like this was the man she was destined to marry. She wrote Barry a letter telling him about her feelings, saying she wasn't sure she was happy about it.
* ItsAllMyFault: Suzy worries that she's responsible for Raun's condition because when she was pregnant with the girls, she prayed for healthy children, but when she was pregnant with Raun, she only prayed for a boy.
* TearsOfJoy: Suzy cries with happiness when Raun is born.
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Barry and Suzie Kaufman (James Farentino and Kathryn Herrold) are the loving parents of two young daughters, Bryn (Shelby Balik) and Thea (Melissa Francis), and their infant son Raun (Michael and Casey Adams). But Raun is fussy and constantly sick, and as he grows, his parents become concerned by his unresponsive behavior. After Raun is diagnosed with infantile autism, Barry and Suzie invent their own treatment plan that involves working with him for 75 hours a week, mimicking his behavior in an effort to make him feel accepted and coax him out of his shell.
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!!''Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love'' contains examples of:
* CharacterNarrator: Barry narrates a number of scenes.
* HappilyMarried: The Kaufmans.
* AHeroIsBorn: The first scene shows Raun's birth.
* HowDadMetMom: Barry and Suzie are asked how they met at one of the doctor's offices. They explain how a friend introduced them. On their first date, Suzie felt a sense of inevitability, like this was the man she was destined to marry. She wrote Barry a letter telling him about her feelings, saying she wasn't sure she was happy about it.
* ItsAllMyFault: Suzy worries that she's responsible for Raun's condition because when she was pregnant with the girls, she prayed for healthy children, but when she was pregnant with Raun, she only prayed for a boy.
* TearsOfJoy: Suzy cries with happiness when Raun is born.
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