Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Dear Friend of ASO: Autism is featured on Nightline. See below. Please share. Sincerely, Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled. ----------------- Tues. Night: "My Brother's Keeper," Nightline On Tuesday, June 6th, ABC's late night news program "Nightline" will present another installment in its series "Echoes of Autism." In the Tuesday night segment "My Brother's Keeper," Nightline correspondent Donvan will examine the challenges faced by those often overlooked in the world of autism: siblings. ABC News and "Nightline" have reported extensively on autism and how the fastest growing developmental disability impacts the more than one million people living with autism and the people close to them. In their latest report, the ABC News team of correspondent Donvan and producerCaren Zucker look at autism in the family in "Echoes of Autism: My Brother's Keeper," and the burdens and blessings of being the brother or sister of an autistic person. From Nightline correspondent Donvan: Some people have a notion that journalists need to keep a distance from their subjects. It's a nice rule, and makes sense on the surface, but there are times when it definitely does not result in the best journalism. Tuesday night's report from theworld of autism qualifies as one of those exceptions. It is, I think, the fourth or fifth piece on the topic of autism that I've reported for Nightline in the last 5 years or so. Each time, my partner in the process has been an ABC producer named Caren Zucker. Caren's oldest boy, Mickey, has autism, and so, yes, she is very close to the subject. And that is why the pieces we've reported together have such power, insight and humanity. "Echoes of Autism: My Brother's Keeper" airs Tuesday, June 6th. Nightline airs at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time in most areas. Check local listings for exact air times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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