Louis Theroux: Extreme Love

1h

Documentary

Louis Theroux looks at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism and dementia, meeting both those diagnosed and the people who love and care for them.

Episodes

Cast

Autism

1. Autism

1h

19th Apr 2012

Louis visits one of the best schools in America for autism. 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.

Dementia

2. Dementia

1h

26th Apr 2012

Louis travels to Phoenix, Arizona - the capital of dementia care. He spends time at Beatitudes, a residential institution, and also with those looking after loved ones at home to try to understand the struggle of living in a world of encroaching shadows - and of keeping relationships alive in circumstances that can be among the strangest and most challenging imaginable.

First air date

19th Apr 2012

Last air date

26th Apr 2012

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

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