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Barbara & Sheldon’s Story: Living with Autism

For seven years, devoted parents Barbara and Sheldon Helfing have captured the lives of their sons on film—both 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)



 
    

Item#: BVL12023
Copyright date: ©2000



Part of the Series : Medical Diary
     
DVD $149.95


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Digestion
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In this program, host Kat Carney explores all 24 feet of the human gastrointestinal tract, stopping at each stage of digestion for a close-up study of the organs involved. In addition, food-borne illnesses, gastroesophageal reflux disease, lactose in...(more details)
 
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Overcoming Problems with Speech, Hearing, and Vision
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This program explains the principles of assisting people with speech, hearing, or vision impairments. Various speech impediments are explored, such as misshapen palate, spastic dysarthria, and dysphasia due to stroke or Parkinson's disease. Speech pa...(more details)
 
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Anna's Story: Fading Memories
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At 79, Anna Nelson still lives alone, not far from her daughter, Jamie. But as Alzheimer's disease begins to set in, how much longer can the fiercely independent Anna be relied on to live safely by herself, with only a daily visit from her daughter? ...(more details)
 
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Jeremy and David's Story: Striking Back at Stroke

Retired cardiologist Jeremy Swan just had a stroke. Only eight months earlier, so did 37-year-old David Alvarado. In this program, Dr. Bruce Dobkin and the UCLA Medical Center's stroke rehabilitation unit apply their innovative therapeutic techniques...(more details)
 
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Eli's Story: Learning to Hear

Eli Steele, 25, wants to be a movie director, but he faces a major obstacle: he is profoundly hard of hearing. After meeting with people who have had cochlear implants surgically inserted, he decides to take the risk and get one too-even though it wi...(more details)
 
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