Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Season 4 Episode 17 - The Tate Family
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.
Episodes in Season 4
The Llanes Family
60 min
The Rogers Family
60 min
The Gilliam Family
60 min
The Hawkins Family
60 min
The Bliven Family
60 min
The Kibe Family
60 min
The Thibodeau Family
60 min
The Farina Family
60 min
The Koepke Family
60 min
The Pauni Family
60 min
The Ripatti-Pearce Family
60 min
The Fullerton-Machacek Family
60 min
The Noyola Family
60 min
The Riggins Family
60 min
The Thomas Family
60 min
The O'Donnell Family
60 min
The Tate Family
60 min
The Tipton-Smith Family
60 min
The Wilson Family
60 min
The Jones Family
60 min
The Westbrook Family
60 min
The Collins Family
60 min
The Kilgallon Family
60 min
The Jacobo Family
60 min
The Oatman-Gaitan Family
60 min
