autism on this weeks primetime thursday

[Guest guest]

A COUPLE LEARNS THEIR THREE BABIES ARE ALL AUTISTIC, INSPIRING A DESPERATE

AND INSPIRING JOURNEY TO HELP SAVE THE BOYS FROM LIVES OF DARK ISOLATION

 

" Primetime Thursday " Airs April 22 at 10pm E.T.

 

            Marc and Sophia Augier were overjoyed when their dream of a big

family quickly became a reality with the birth of son Marcel and, little more

than a year later, twin boys Christof and Henri. Yet that dream turned into a

nightmare when they found out that, incredibly, all three babies suffered from

autism. This mysterious and complex developmental brain disorder -- which

affects an estimated one in 250 children -- has no known cause or cure.

Vargas reports that the Augiers decided to devote their lives and their

savings to pursue a cutting-edge -- and sometimes controversial -- therapy for

their sons in an effort to prevent them from slipping away forever into a world

of

utter isolation. " PRIMETIME THURSDAY " airs APRIL 22 (10:00-11:00PM E.T.) on

the ABC Television Network.

           

            The Augiers discovered that a nearby hospital, the Cleveland

Clinic, was starting a center for autistic children. With the clinic's help,

they

turned their basement into an intensive therapy facility for their children

and hired a team of dedicated therapists. Using Applied Behavior Analysis

(ABA), a form of behavioral modification which involves constant repetition,

reinforcement and praise for success, the therapists were able to help the boys

re-learn much of what they had lost, and dramatically improve their ability to

communicate.

 

            But this level of intensive care is expensive, and with Marc

jobless and insurance and the government unwilling to pay for it, the Augiers

were forced to exhaust their life savings.  They tell Vargas about their

dramatic

journey, and the desperate fight to now get the local school district to pay

for their children's therapy.  Anything less, they fear, will mean losing

their boys all over again.

 

[Guest guest]

At first I was excited to read that this will air.

However, after reading the post of what it will be about, it seems

like it will be the same old stuff.

It says... " Autism has no known cause or cure " .

When is the truth finally going to come out?

Who knows, maybe after the show airs, ABC will be bombarded with

calls and e-mails that autism is caused by mercury. And maybe they

will do another show and let the truth be known.

>

>

> A COUPLE LEARNS THEIR THREE BABIES ARE ALL AUTISTIC, INSPIRING A

DESPERATE

> AND INSPIRING JOURNEY TO HELP SAVE THE BOYS FROM LIVES OF DARK

ISOLATION

>  

> " Primetime Thursday " Airs April 22 at 10pm E.T.

>  

>             Marc and Sophia Augier were overjoyed when their

dream of a big

> family quickly became a reality with the birth of son Marcel and,

little more

> than a year later, twin boys Christof and Henri. Yet that dream

turned into a

> nightmare when they found out that, incredibly, all three babies

suffered from

> autism. This mysterious and complex developmental brain disorder --

which

> affects an estimated one in 250 children -- has no known cause or

cure.

> Vargas reports that the Augiers decided to devote their lives and

their

> savings to pursue a cutting-edge -- and sometimes controversial --

therapy for

> their sons in an effort to prevent them from slipping away forever

into a world of

> utter isolation. " PRIMETIME THURSDAY " airs APRIL 22 (10:00-11:00PM

E.T.) on

> the ABC Television Network.

>            

>             The Augiers discovered that a nearby hospital, the

Cleveland

> Clinic, was starting a center for autistic children. With the

clinic's help, they

> turned their basement into an intensive therapy facility for their

children

> and hired a team of dedicated therapists. Using Applied Behavior

Analysis

> (ABA), a form of behavioral modification which involves constant

repetition,

> reinforcement and praise for success, the therapists were able to

help the boys

> re-learn much of what they had lost, and dramatically improve

their ability to

> communicate.

>  

>             But this level of intensive care is expensive, and

with Marc

> jobless and insurance and the government unwilling to pay for it,

the Augiers

> were forced to exhaust their life savings.  They tell Vargas about

their dramatic

> journey, and the desperate fight to now get the local school

district to pay

> for their children's therapy.  Anything less, they fear, will mean

losing

> their boys all over again.

>  

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I feel the same way, it was just like the story that aired on NBC yesterday at

6:30 about a family struggling to pay for their son's ABA therapy. I'm not

saying that they shouldn't talk about how getting services for our kids if

always a battle and that insurance and schools in your district should pay for

it, but they should also talk about what caused it, vaccines, biomedical

therapy, other therapy besides ABA, like VBA, OT, Speech Therapy, PT, Special

Diets, Supplements, etc. The news channel should do a program about Austim and

DAN Conferences and interview DAN doctors. Well that's my 2 cents.

Thanks

Jeanne

<justice9999@...> wrote:

At first I was excited to read that this will air.

However, after reading the post of what it will be about, it seems

like it will be the same old stuff.

It says... " Autism has no known cause or cure " .

When is the truth finally going to come out?

Who knows, maybe after the show airs, ABC will be bombarded with

calls and e-mails that autism is caused by mercury. And maybe they

will do another show and let the truth be known.

>

>

> A COUPLE LEARNS THEIR THREE BABIES ARE ALL AUTISTIC, INSPIRING A

DESPERATE

> AND INSPIRING JOURNEY TO HELP SAVE THE BOYS FROM LIVES OF DARK

ISOLATION

>

> " Primetime Thursday " Airs April 22 at 10pm E.T.

>

> Marc and Sophia Augier were overjoyed when their

dream of a big

> family quickly became a reality with the birth of son Marcel and,

little more

> than a year later, twin boys Christof and Henri. Yet that dream

turned into a

> nightmare when they found out that, incredibly, all three babies

suffered from

> autism. This mysterious and complex developmental brain disorder --

which

> affects an estimated one in 250 children -- has no known cause or

cure.

> Vargas reports that the Augiers decided to devote their lives and

their

> savings to pursue a cutting-edge -- and sometimes controversial --

therapy for

> their sons in an effort to prevent them from slipping away forever

into a world of

> utter isolation. " PRIMETIME THURSDAY " airs APRIL 22 (10:00-11:00PM

E.T.) on

> the ABC Television Network.

>

> The Augiers discovered that a nearby hospital, the

Cleveland

> Clinic, was starting a center for autistic children. With the

clinic's help, they

> turned their basement into an intensive therapy facility for their

children

> and hired a team of dedicated therapists. Using Applied Behavior

Analysis

> (ABA), a form of behavioral modification which involves constant

repetition,

> reinforcement and praise for success, the therapists were able to

help the boys

> re-learn much of what they had lost, and dramatically improve

their ability to

> communicate.

>

> But this level of intensive care is expensive, and

with Marc

> jobless and insurance and the government unwilling to pay for it,

the Augiers

> were forced to exhaust their life savings. They tell Vargas about

their dramatic

> journey, and the desperate fight to now get the local school

district to pay

> for their children's therapy. Anything less, they fear, will mean

losing

> their boys all over again.

>

>

>

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