TV Show on Discovery Health October 1st, 8 and 11 pm

[Guest guest]

Autism X 6

October 1 at 8 pm

Imagine a family with six children under 14 living in an 1100 sq. ft.

house, with one bathroom. Now imagine that all 6 of those children have autism.

Tune in Wednesday, October 1, for Autism X 6.

In this one-hour special, we'll explore the everyday reality of and Robin

Kirton and their children — who range from 3 to 14. The Kirtons may well have

the largest of autistic children in a family ever in history.

Logistics and problem-solving on a daily basis are daunting tasks. On any

typical afternoon when all six Kirton kids are home, life can spin out of

control in a millisecond. Turn your back, and anything can happen. Aamon is

likely to climb up on a high bureau and teeter atop it while he tests how far it

will rock before it falls over. Meanwhile, might be tearing at the walls;

Nephi and Emma are fighting over computer time and both melting down. Little

has gotten into the garlic powder, and Bobby's trying to fix everything by

constantly cleaning.

We are going to get inside the experience of this family and live with each of

them. We'll go to autism school where Aamon, and get intense,

in-your-face, behavioral training. We'll see what it's like for Bobby, who goes

to regular school but has never really fit in. We'll see what happens when the

parents try to take this unruly brood to a restaurant. And we'll be in the room

when and Robin have to face up to the results of having their kids

evaluated.

In the end, we'll have seen struggle, learned a lot about autism and, above all,

witnessed the strength of a family bond against staggering obstacles.