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LostInSpace
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31 Mar 2009, 8:17 pm

In case anyone didn't catch it last time (including me, since I only just started getting Discovery Health), Autism X6 is going to be on Discovery Health this Monday, April 6, at 9 PM. It's about a family with 6 autistic kids. It will be preceded by a documentary called "Unlocking Autism," at 8 PM. I'm definitely going to check both out. Based on the ad for "Unlocking Autism" though, it looks like that documentary is going to take a bleak view on autism- screaming kids in the ad, grim statements by mothers, the usual deal. It might be interesting though.


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31 Mar 2009, 8:35 pm

I saw the special a couple times. some of the kids have classic autism (7 year old still in diapers and cognitively less than 1 year old) and a couple of the kids have Asperger's.



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31 Mar 2009, 9:58 pm

I heard this was supposed to be a series but I just keep seeing the same episode over and over again.


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31 Mar 2009, 10:19 pm

Sounds almost similar to Magnificent Seven, the BBC drama about 7 autistic boys based on a true story.
Maybe I'll be able to check the documentary on Youtube, because I don't have Discovery Health.