Autism on "Days of Our Lives"
"Days of Our Lives," the veteran NBC soap (43 years old and counting), will tackle autism on the June 24 episode, and this one hits close to home -- it's a story based on the experience of head writer, Dena Higley, who raised an autistic child, now 19.
NBC, which will partner with Autism Speaks for this episode, cites a "growing" autism crisis, and that hardly seems to be an overstatement. (Doesn't everyone know someone who has a child with autism?)
From the press release: "In the creative arc to continue through the summer, Dr. Lexie Carver (Renee Jones) and Commissioner Abe Carver (James Reynolds), are told their 3-year-old son, Theo, has autism. The news of Theo's diagnosis is understandably hard for the couple to comprehend, but ...they learn a lot about their family and how to cope with this tremendous, new challenge."
"Days" airs in NYC from 2pm to 3pm weekdays.
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Congrats to Days for incorporating Autism into their show! I think the public needs to see all the aspects of autism.