Tuesday, February 5, 2008

GMA Meets Uncommon Family with 6 Autistic Kids

On February 6, Good Morning America (GMA) meets with Robin and John Kirton about their six children who each have different forms of Autism.  The three oldest of have Asperger's Syndrome, although the oldest child's is less severe than the other two.  The next two younger children have severe classic autism, and the youngest has the least severe form of autism (PDD-NOS).

A doctor has said that the case of the Kirton family having six children with autism is uncommon.  Studies have revealed that it is a 15 percent chance for a younger sibling of a child with autism to get autism also.

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