No, I know.  In all seriousness, it’s Team Braverman from the NBC program “Parenthood”.  One of the show’s main storylines portrays a family whose son is diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.  This image is from the episode where the family participates in an Autism Speaks walk.  The plot revolves around the struggle a family faces when they are deciding how they should tell their child about his or her diagnosis.

I have been hooked on this show for the last few weeks.  I find the way ‘Parenthood’ tackles difficult topics to be touching and feel that it is an realistic account of a family ‘behind the scenes’.  I spend a lot of time with families dealing with many of these same issues and can only imagine being in their shoes.  From where I stand this show seems to be a powerful and accurate portrayal of life with a child with Asperger’s.  However, I’m curious how parents, grandparents and other clinicians are reacting to the program.