Annies Coming Out

It tells the story of a young female social worker who begins work at a hospital for retarded children and discovers that some of the psychological problems attributed to these children are incorrectly diagnosed Proving this to be the case is difficult however as it is generally accepted that as those who are profoundly retarded cannot communicate therefore they cannot think In the case of Annie OFarrell Tina Arhondis finding a way for her to talk other than speaking or writing finally shows that she is not only able to think but is highly intelligent The battle against the hospital to acknowledge this in a legal sense goes to court as the psychiatrists try to hide their misdiagnosis