Over the years there have been a growing number of movies and tv shows that portray autistic characters, like The Good Doctor, Atypical and Extraordinary Attorney Woo. But in our special two-part report, Ava tells us about “A Kind of Spark,” a groundbreaking TV series about an autistic teen and what makes it so special. In part one. We meet three of the lead actors – all of whom are autistic themselves. And in part two, we learn why a series about neurodiversity is so important and what it teaches us.

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Launching its 21st year on the air, the Emmy award-winning, weekly half-hour program is seen across the country on more than 160 TV stations and seen around the world on the American Forces Network. In addition, educational TV channels bring TKN to districts with 10,000 schools and some 9-million students.

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