I usually avoid these sorts of "special reports" and rarely watch them. I'm making an exception for "Autism Now" because it appears to be (at least from what I have read about and seen of the series thus far) more balanced and fair than other such shows. I also liked that MacNeil addresses that this is a "national emergency," as children with autism will continue to need lifelong supports and that we're not prepared, as a nation, for this.
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A Viewers Guide to the series is here, along with several resources on the PBS site.
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Okay, so here's a quick comment based on having watched only a tiny bit of the PBS clip. It troubles me a bit how autism is framed here as (mostly? entirely?) a medical condition--worse, as a medical problem. It strikes me as troubling, like Nicholas is now defined not as a person but as a used-to-be-person-now-tragedy.
Very good points, Alison!
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