Mother Warriors by Jenny McCarthy
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- Pub. Date: September 2008
- 272pp
- Sales Rank: 331,345
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2008
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Hardcover, 272pp
- Sales Rank: 331,345
- ISBN-13: 9780525950691
- ISBN: 0525950699
Synopsis
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.
Publishers Weekly
Comedic actress turned autism activist, McCarthy returns with another emotional and personal book that details other parents' struggles to heal their children with autism. McCarthy explains to doubters that no two children heal the same way and offers plenty of evidence to prove her point. Tavia Gilbert gives an inspired reading that brings a human face to the amazing recovery stories. Never editorializing or overly emotional, Gilbert relates these stories without sounding manufactured. The stories speak for themselves, and Gilbert is the perfect conduit to relate the complex medical language that pops up throughout. A Dutton hardcover. (Oct.)
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Jenny McCarthy is the New York Times bestselling author of four previous books, including Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism.
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Jenny McCarthy became my hero the day I bought this bookby Anonymous
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February 16, 2009: We all know we're constantly being lied to by advertising, mainstream media, the FDA, and the medical establishment, to name a few. It takes real guts to do your own research and make your own plan in a family medical emergency, especially when it would be so much easier to get "expert" advice and follow other people's instructions. This book is important and people who have not been touched by an autism event in their own lives should read it too. Jenny sets a great example for bringing your own intelligence to bear on your own medical crises and developing your ability to smell a rat when someone's trying to sell you one. I couldn't put this book down and finished it the night I bought it. I immediately had a copy mailed to my best friend, who has an adult high-functioning autistic child. She had done a lot of research too, centered on excellent nutrition, and felt very validated by the book. Everyone needs to know that heavy metals, including mercury, are definitely damaging to the body and mind, and informing yourself can help you guard again being bamboozled into accepting them in your food and medications. Reading this book gave me the courage to keep on standing up for myself in my own battle with a nasty disease accepted as permanent by everyone but me.
MOTHER WARRIORS is the perfect titleby musicVA
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February 09, 2009: This book was well written, touching, heartwarming and sorrowful. I am a retired Teacher-Assistant who at one time worked with a pre-school class of 3-4yr.olds who were autistic. They started the year boucing off the walls, in diapers, stemming, crying, screaming,many couldn't feed themselves. By June without exception they could sit, listen, walk in a line,follow instructions, were out of diapers and were happy little people.I am not saying there were not little fall-outs along the way but it was remarkable at their progress because 2 teachers really cared and the parents worked with them. So much of this book had me in tears because I know how frustrating Jenny must have been through those years she wrote about in her book but I could also celebrate with her the many major steps her son has made. Thanks for writing this book, it will help so many parents as they struggle.
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