From The Today Show:

Long-running NBC daytime drama “Days of Our Lives” introduces a story portraying the range of emotions a couple experiences when their son is diagnosed with autism. (The parents are portrayed by James Reynolds and Renee Jones, left.)

Head writer Dena Higley draws from her personal experience as the mother of an 18-year-old son with autism, and says she collaborated with Autism Speaks to ensure “realism and sensitivity.”

“We’re telling the profound and life-altering story of a child with autism from his parents’ point of view,” Higley explained. “Their pain, their struggle — and ultimately, their ability to find life-affirming hope in the midst of learning how to live day to day with this disability.”

With video. (MSNBC photo.)

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