Destin Daniel Cretton's indie drama Short Term 12 captures the vitality as well as the chaos of a foster-care facility.
by Ben Sachs
No offense to my colleagues at the Reader, but I think the happiest I've ever been at a job was when I worked as a direct-care provider at a day center for developmentally disabled adults. In fact, few episodes of my life have been as gratifying as teaching socialization skills to an autistic man with the intellectual capacity of a five-year-old or helping some of the charges with Down syndrome recognize new printed words.…[ Read more ]