Autism x 6: Six Pack of Kids with Autism is a full time job for Kirton family
I watched “Autism x 6″ on the Discovery Health Channel this week. If you have a kid or kids with autism, it’s worth watching for some perspective. John & Robin Kirton have 6 children under the age of 14 on the autism spectrum. They are truly all over the spectrum, full blown autism, asperger, and PDD-NOS.
They didn’t go into a lot of detail about what John and Robin do for money, but those folks need some help. An assistant or housekeeper of some kind would be a big help. Their house looked like a bomb went off and I can totally understand. We have one kid with PDD-NOS and ours often looks pretty bad at times. I can barely comprehend six kids. The Extreme Makeover Home Edition should pay a visit to the Kirtons ASAP!
John and Robin are pretty amazing for the simple fact that they have not gone insane.
It didn’t look like they were doing any biomedical intervention, but they didn’t go into a lot of detail about treatments. The show focused more on surviving. I would love to know more about how they keep their marriage together, pay for treatments,and handle their finances. I realize that I may be a little biased, but this would make a great reality show.
Related:
- John and Robin’s Autism Bites Blog
- Kirton Family’s YouTube Channel
- Family’s Struggle: All Six Kids are Autistic
- AUTISM X 6 on The Online Autism Support Group
- Discovery Health Profiles the Inspiring Kirton Family in Autism x6
- One Family, Six Children with Autism, WOW « Autism Reality
- A Lesson In Patience-Six Autistic Children In One Utah Family
- Autism x 6: Family’s kids all have the disorder
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I have a 15 year old with Autism-PDD-Retts and I was hearing some of what you where saying on tv about your children and learning…My daughter I was told she wouldn’t be able to do things and BOY were they WRONG she is nonverbal and not toliet trained but she can count to ten she can interact with people she is very social now she can match objects do puzzle better then myself….she is getting ready to go in the work field though school she know how to make somethings that she likes to eat and drink she is very much a normal girl but she has Autism but that does’t stop her. Iam not her birth mother but I have had her since birth and I woun’t have it any other way she is MY BLESSING FROM GOD…. These children can do anything they are amazing people
Yo vi este documental, es increíble de verdad… cada hijo es diferente al otro, y todos viviendo en el misterioso mundo del autismo. Que bueno que repitan este documental… justo estamos tocando este tema también en nuestro blog, en realidad el blog de Danko, un joven (mi hermano) con autismo.
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