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Sales Rank: 756
Category: Book
Author: Jenny Mccarthy
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Studio: Dutton Adult
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
Label: Dutton Adult
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 248
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0525950699
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928588200922
EAN: 9780525950691
ASIN: 0525950699
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Product Description
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 November 17, 2008
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 book was much more accomplished and polished and she is fulfilling the commission that she was born to do.
 Very one-sided and not as compassionate as expected November 13, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
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 concerns, but not the autism. Having their health improve allowed for fewer regressions and more skill advances, but the autism is still there. But after these first few stories, the book's appeal and common sense started deteriorating.
It is not a secret that Jenny does not like vaccinations, but she eventually starts blaming them for autism. There were no facts for this accusation. While she mentions many pediatricians ignorings autistic kids' physical health issues, she goes on to ignore their factor in the immunization process. Most of her stories include kids who had compromised immune systems and were getting vaccinated at the same rate as a healthy child. She also denies the potential genetic links in families that can lead to autism, but she does include comments from other family members about how they have those recessive health issues. The fact that she denounces other scientists but is infuriated by them doing the same to her beliefs is frustrating. Both have valid points, but you wouldn't know that from this book.
I was disheartened by the way many of these people spoke about mourning their children. Many of them talk about how they had to mourn their child once he/she was diagnosed with autism. Mourning the loss of a traditionally healthy child is one thing, but these people talk about how they won't accept anything but their child "returning" to them as happy and healthy. My impression was that these people were so focused on ridding their child of the diagnosis that they were ignoring who their children are, including being autistic. I've never look at autism as such a horrible thing until these people spoke about how awful it was to look at their kid knowing. My cousin is autistic and I would never have thought of him any differently than him having a learning disability. Something he has to deal with, but not something that is death sentence as these parents treat it. Autism is not something to be ashamed of, but I didn't get that impression from these stories at all.
I found this book very hard to read by the end. I was so angry at her comments on the ignorance of certain scientists and how they weren't listening to her scientists. But she also goes on about how her scientists from DAN! know more than any other drs when it comes to autism. She never seems to consider that it could be a little from column A and a little from column B.
My son is now 8, but Jenny Has Inspired Me to do even more for him November 11, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I thought after 6 years of gluten-free diet, bio med treatments, I'd done all I could do for my now 8 year old son. He is still autistic, though he is learning to read, advancing academically, etc. But Jenny has inspired me to redo some of his tests and seek diet, medical and supplement changes that may help. Every mother of a child with autism--whatever their age--should read this book.
That is why I was upset by the ill-informed negative (1 star) "customer review" and I think it should be removed. This review is harmful if it steers even one parent away from this book. It contains outright lies and only ironically confirms the petty politics Jenny describes within PART of the autism community.
While warrior mothers are seeking recovery/improvements with the guidance of DAN! doctors the "reviewer" states the obvious: bio-med treatments do not work for ALL children (something Jenny also acknowledges!) ...but when so many find success, it is worth a look!
Autism has a set of about 100 different SYMPTOMS, many medical issues far beyond behavior/language/social deficits...it is a complicated medical disorder. No one has every single symptom, and two kids are exactly alike or have exact same set of symptoms, though most toddlers share SOME common traits and patterns of regression...as Jenny heartbreakingly describes.
(But tell me: what drug is 100 percent effective on 100 percent of the population, 100 percent of the time on any complicated medical disorder? Does reviewer think science dismisses all the medicines/treatments that only work for SOME?! Did you know, as the author of "How Doctors Think" reports, that the medical community at large has only has slightly better than a 50 percent "success" level? Doctors are only human. They misdiagnos. And many cancer treatments actually do more harm than good, but they give the patient a CHANCE, if he chooses to take it.
...likewise Jenny describes well the parent fear, dangers of regression with chealation, etc. Parents aren't going to rush off and try to do this on their own.
Another irony is that the negative "reviewer" spreads false accusation about McCarthy having financial conflicts of interest when it is the VACCINE providers (and scientists who run their "studies") who clearly have huge financial incentive not to curtail the madness of one-size-fits all vaccine schedules. It is for MONETARY reasons they refuse to remove toxic "preservatives" like thirmerosal that KILLED animals when they tried to test it on them.
Mothers should be free from pressure by pediatricans most of whom have not done a fraction of the research we've done to weigh the risk/benefits of each individual disease BEFORE subjecting our children to multiple shots that--because of underlying weakness in their immune system-- may leave them with autism &/or seizure disorder, allergies, asthma and other autoimmune disorders. The very real possibility of triggering these conditions should be weighed against possibility of contracting the diseases.
The truth is, Jenny makes a wonderful case that number one inspires all mothers who know our kids best not to back down. We are connecting of the dots. We are not crazy. We are not stupid and we are not going away. We know what we saw and what we lost in our kids.
The consensus is this: autism occurs when a perfect storm of weakened immune system, genetics, and overzealous dedication to CDC "recommended" vaccine "schedule" --complete with all the environmental toxins out there, plus shots (mercury, aluminum, anti-freeze etc) and disease agents they contain.
And, as Jenny and her doctor point out, it is not just autism that is rising alarmingly. Vaccines (and other environmental toxins!) are triggering all sorts of immune response and neurological problems: allergies, fever, rash, fogginess, seizures, food intolerances, intestinal discomfort, viruses, etc. etc. Have you read the WARNING LABELS on what can happen with the flu shot, to take just one example (seizures, death) Give me and my child the flu ANYDAY.
No book can tell the entire story, or have a bibliography that contains every source. These are spurious criticisms. If you have a child with autism, PLEASE pick up this book and read it anyway. You will be inspired to continue to seek help for your child.
Thank you Jenny for not hiding your recovering son away from the spotlight. You are helping us all.
Amazing! November 10, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I finished this book in about 2 hours. The tears flowed as I read....thank you Jenny for getting their stories to us!
Awesome November 9, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great book for anyone who has a child with autism. I read the whole book in one night. Couldn't put it down! It was so inspiring to hear other peoples stories who are dealing with the same thing I am.
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