Robert MacNeil, a former anchor, returns to PBS this week for a six-part special series of reports about autism.

His Autism Now series will look at how autism ‘impacts families, schools, and communities.’ Since both he and the producer of the show have family members with autism, his 6-year-old grandson and the producer’s 16-year-old son, it is likely that Autism Now will provide us all with a unique perspective on autism.

The first part of the series introduces us to his grandson Nick and we get to see how autism affects their whole family, including his sister, who like many siblings of a child with a chronic illness, feels a little left out sometimes.

It seems like a powerful and provocative series that really delves into autism, we shall see what happens as the show progresses…

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