Kids Like These was co-written, by Emily Perl Kingsley, the mother of a Down syndrome child. Basing the script for this TV movie on her own experiences, Ms. Kingsley relates the story of Bob and Joanna, the parents of a Down's baby. Refusing to accept the doctor's grim prognosis and suggestion that the child be institutionalized, Joanna devotes herself to training her baby to surmount his handicaps. By the time the boy enters school, he is functioning at a higher level than anticipated, inspiring Joanna to begin working with other parents of  children with Down syndrome. But her tireless activities on behalf of strangers takes a toll on her own family--and also blinds her to the still-existing limitations facing her son. Directed by Tyne Daly's then-husband Georg Stanford Brown, Kids Like These utilizes five children with Down syndrome to portray the son at various ages; the cast also includes real-life therapist Dr. Margaret Gianini.

Cast: Tyne Daly, Richard Crenna, Joey McFarland (Alex 4 yrs), Joshua O'Neill (Alex 5 1/2 yrs), Ted Polito (Alex 8 1/2 - 9 yrs)