Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928588200922 EAN: 9780525950691 ISBN: 0525950699 Label: Dutton Adult Manufacturer: Dutton Adult Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 248 Publication Date: September 23, 2008 Publisher: Dutton Adult Sales Rank: 1025 Studio: Dutton Adult
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Product DescriptionStories of hope and recovery from a nation of parents of autistic children, by the high-profile, bestselling author of Louder Than Words.
When Jenny McCarthy published Louder Than Words, the story of her successful efforts to save her son, Evan, from autism, the response was tremendous. It hit #3 on the New York Times bestseller list; and Jenny and Evan were featured on the covers of several magazines, including People. But what she hadn’t anticipated was the overwhelming response from other parents of autistic children, who sought her out to share their stories.
No two autistic children heal in exactly the same way. And in her new book, Jenny expands her message to share recovery stories from parents across the country. Mother Warriors, shows how each parent fought to find her own child’s perfect “remedy of interventions” and teaches parents how to navigate safely through the many autism therapies.
Along the way, Jenny shares her own journey as an autism advocate and mother as well as the progress of her son, Evan. Emotional and genuinely practical, Mother Warriors will inspire a generation of parents with hope.
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Rating: - Fighting a bigger battle than just her child-Kudos to her!
As a mother of a child who is no longer considered autistic, I have to say I am impressed with the passion Jenny McCarthy shows on this issue. I remember when my son was only a baby before autism entered our lives, I was at the library looking at baby books and I came across one of her books on motherhood. I remember thinking "Yeah right, what can Jenny McCarthy teach me about motherhood". Im not the "up-tight" type. Im just a 40+ mother of a small child who never thought much of the "new generation" ... Read More
Rating: - FOr those of you who think vaccines are safe
Jenny is right, vaccines are not safe for everybody - WHY NOT FIGHT TO MAKE THEM GREEN? There's nothing wrong with the book for educated parents. If you have a child with Autism, like I do, you'll try ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to help them.
Here are some vaccine ingredients just to gross you out -
DTaP
three germ toxoid components
saline
2-phenoxyethanol (alcohol used as preservative)
aluminum
formalehyde
Hep - B (what they want you to give your newborn ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful read!
This was a wonderful book - I got it in a timely fashion, it was brand new as stated, and exactly what I had ordered. The book was amazing, containing more wonderful information that I had even imagined. I am thrilled with it - worth every penny!
Rating: - Mother Warriors
This is a book I could not put down. I am passing it around to therapists, parents, grandparents and teachers of autistic children who are not yet convinced that the diet might be beneficial. It is easier for some of us to read because there are less four letter words. I totally understand that they are a gut response and may be the only means of expressing the feeling at the time. But I believe it packs more punch to use better English and let me read between the lines. I thought Jenny's style in this ... Read More
Rating: - Very one-sided and not as compassionate as expected
I was let down by this book. For the first half of the book, I enjoyed the stories Jenny shares about herself and other mothers of autistic children. It was informative and touched my heart by the challenges these parents were facing. I never knew about the degree of immune system issues autistic kids tend to battle and hearing some of the methods to treat those issues was great. Jenny refers to it as healing autism, but it isn't healing autism. The methods simply treat those issues and some heal the health ... Read More
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- FOr those of you who think vaccines are safe
- Wonderful read!
- Very one-sided and not as compassionate as expected