Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
Stories 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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Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds Reviews
Keep them coming. I love her books and the scope of people she is reaching. There are several great supplement companies for autistic children and they should all be represented so parents see options. If I had to make one critique it would be the endorsement of Kirkman's supplements. Although they have some good ones, they also use ingredients like Sucralose (Spenda) which are questionable.
I am an avid believer in and user of biomedical intervention with my own teenager daughter who has autism. Although traditional therapies have helped her, nothing compares to the improvements she has made thanks to biomedical treatment (specifically in our case, enzymes, probiotics, and anti fungals but I've pretty much tried them all). This book is a must read for anyone who does not believe there is hope after an autism diagnosis. My daughter continues to make great strides even as a teenager so please never give up on your kids and never refuse to at least give something a try.it just might work.
But you don't have to be a fan or a parent with a disabled child. As a result, many of the stories are choppy and leave out important elements. I could readily imagine the horror and struggle involved in literally fighting for her child's life. All the same, sharing other Mother (and Father) Warriors' stories was a powerful technique. All in all, this is a book that any parent will resonate with specifically, our willingness to work for our children, and our desire for hope, no matter how slim.
I'm also not a fan of Jenny McCarthy's I've never seen her interviewed nor read a book of hers before her first book about her son's autism. I don't have an autistic child, or a developmentally challenged child. McCarthy's prose is easy to read and vivid in its descriptions. What I didn't like about the book was the way it seems to be transcribed directly from verbal interviews with little editing.
I appreciated that McCarthy did not wallow in her celebrity, but rather appears to leverage her star power as a means for accessing the resources and people that most of us don't have the ability to reach. All mothers will appreciate McCarthy's story of fighting the medical establishment in order to find help for her son, Evan.
I admire Jenny's courage to bring an issue to the front of the line in a society that would rather ignore it. This is by far one of the best books I have ever read. I highly recommend it to all audiences because it will open your eyes and give you such appreciation for the power of a loving parent.
I was excited to read such plain spoken truth. I have suggested this book to many people within and outside of my immediate family. If you are thinking about getting this book; I don't believe you will be disappointed with it. My son has been diagnosed with for over 6 years and yet this book still had new things to teach this "old dog".
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