The Tate Family
Episode 17 · 2007-03-04
- Reality
Episode overview
Austin, TX. The O'Donnell family are given an extreme makeover. The story of Patrick and Jeanette O'Donnell, the parents of six children, is a rare and heartbreaking one. Five out of their six children have been diagnosed with and suffer from multiple forms of autism that range from simple communication limitations to severe physical and social problems. The O'Donnell family's case is exceedingly rare, as national autism experts have not recorded a single other family in the United States with five autistic children. Classic autistics have problems talking, relating to people and playing. They can be hypersensitive to their environment and react strongly to certain sounds, colors and textures. Caitlin, the oldest at 15, and Kiernan, their youngest at 5, have the most severe form called classic autism, and are expected to live with their family their whole lives.
60 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. The Llanes Family2006-09-17
2. The Rogers Family2006-09-24
3. The Gilliam Family2006-10-01
4. The Hawkins Family2006-10-08
5. The Bliven Family2006-10-15
6. The Kibe Family2006-10-29
7. The Thibodeau Family2006-11-05
8. The Farina Family2006-11-12
9. The Koepke Family2006-11-19
10. The Pauni Family2006-11-26
11. The Ripatti-Pearce Family2006-12-10
12. The Fullerton-Machacek Family2007-01-07
13. The Noyola Family2007-01-14
14. The Riggins Family2007-01-21
15. The Thomas Family2007-02-11
16. The O'Donnell Family2007-02-18
17. The Tate Family2007-03-04
18. The Tipton-Smith Family2007-03-11
19. The Wilson Family2007-03-25
20. The Jones Family2007-04-08
21. The Westbrook Family2007-04-22
22. The Collins Family2007-04-29
23. The Kilgallon Family2007-05-06
24. The Jacobo Family2007-05-13
25. The Oatman-Gaitan Family2007-05-20
