@article{1355648,
      recid = {1355648},
      author = {Andrews, Scott, and Olsson, Stephen,},
      title = {And then came John /},
      pages = {1 online resource (37 min.).},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed May 24,  2011).},
      abstract = {When John McGough was born with Down syndrome, his mother,  Lee, was told to place him in an institution by everyone  she trusted-her doctor, her priest, her mother and her  husband. She refused, and took John home. In the years that  followed, John's presence in the family taught his mother,  four brothers and a sister unique and invaluable lessons  about loving and caring. But outside of the family, in  urban Los Angeles, John faced a world of prejudice and  rejection. When he graduated out of his "extended family"  at a special high school and faced the rejections of the  outside world, he became increasingly depressed. Then,  John's life changed. His mother remarried, and moved the  family from the city to the warm and accepting cocoon of a  small town on the Northern California coast. John  blossomed, as an artist and a musician, and, more  importantly, as a beloved member of the community. In a  stunning climax to the film, and to John's life so far, he  invited his "town family" to share in the celebration of  his twenty-sixth birthday, and 200 people showed up. This  inspiring film challenges stereotypes about the  handicapped. It shows how the attitudes of society can  encourage or destroy a person who is disabled. "And Then  Came John" pays tribute to a remarkable man and the  community that nurtured him.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355648},
}