Re: Re: ABC tonight- siblings

[Guest guest]

Hi gang,

I just received this in an e-mail from my local support group...

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 producer

Caren 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 the

world 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.