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First broadcast in 2012, Louis visits a school for autistic children in Warren, New Jersey. He meets the students and their families to get a glimpse of what life is like for them and to experience the pleasures and the strains of one of the most extraordinary kinds of relationship.

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Wed 15 Jul 202023:30
BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

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Credits

PresenterLouis Theroux
Executive ProducerNick Mirsky
DirectorJamie Pickup
ProducerJamie Pickup

Broadcasts

  • Thu 19 Apr 201221:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Sat 28 Apr 201223:55
    BBC HD
  • Tue 14 Aug 201200:30
    BBC HD
  • Tue 22 Mar 201622:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 12 Jul 202022:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Wed 15 Jul 202023:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

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