Program: PBS NewsHour
Episode: Autism Now: Meet Nick, Robert MacNeil's Grandson

In the first of six reports in his Autism series, former NewsHour anchor Robert MacNeil takes viewers on a visit with his 6-year-old grandson, Nick, to see how autism affects the whole family. Nick experiences autism not just as a brain-development disorder, but also as physical ailments affecting his whole body.

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