4400 on Autism
I wish I could cure my son (and we still don’t even know if he has autism), as do most parents who have autistic children (or so I think). Wouldn’t every parent WANT to cure their child? 
But, supernatural powers take it a little too far, don’t you think? I love the 4400 and have since the very first episode. They have had some unbelievable topics before and its made for incredible entertainment. However, this Autism issue took it to another level. Autism is a far too emotional topic to treat nonchalantly…like “glamorized, science-fictionalized publicity when as parents, we are daily fighting for informed and educated advocacy and publicity. This is not the kind of publicity I’d have chosen. And although I’m not against finding a cure, I’m currently more interested in the day-to-day challenges of raising an ASD child”.
Watch the Writers explain why they chose to heal an autistic boy here in the “Fear Itself” episode at USA. The 4400 airs Sundays on USA at 9/8 c
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