Thursday, June 26, 2008

"Days of Our Lives" Does an Autism Story This Summer

Dina Higley, the head writer of the NBC soap Days of Our Lives, has written a storyline for the soap that is personal to her.  Abe and Lexie discover that their son Theo has autism.  Higley and her staff have teamed up with Autism Speaks to make certain that storyline has realism and sensitivity.

Higley's son, Connor, was diagnosed with autism when he was a child.  He is now heading to college in the fall.

Read all about it:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25348266/

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