For seven years, devoted parents Barbara and Sheldon Helfing have captured the lives of their sons on filmboth before and after they were diagnosed with autism, a developmental disability that affects more than half a million people in the U.S. Drawing heavily on the Helfings extensive video archive, this program offers insights into the pathology of autism while documenting the day-to-day highs and lows of a couple united in their effort to help their children thrive despite their condition. A Discovery Channel Production. (23 minutes)
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