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Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds | 
 enlarge | Author: Jenny Mccarthy
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 509
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 (New: Last 30 Days)
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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 hadnt 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 childs 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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 Love this book! October 12, 2008
This book had me in tears! My heart breaks for all the families that are enduring this epidemic disorder. Our son has ASD and is now 6.5 and communicating more than ever! Thanks Jenny for sharing your story and others!
 Thinking outside the box October 12, 2008
I know there are those who view these ideas (the ideas of all mothers of children adversely affected by vaccines) as "dangerous", but most doctors spend all of about thirty minutes studying autism in medical school. Their training has gone something like this, "Well, we don't know what causes it and it can't be cured, and the moms and dads who say it's vaccines are crazy." Then they move on to something else.
I walked into a doctor's office on March 7, 2001, with a perfectly normal fifteen-month old. I told his pediatrician I did not want him to receive any more Prevnar because it contained thimerosal. I did not want him to have any more thimerosal-containing vaccines. She turned on me, and then said she'd be right back. Before I signed the "consent" form I demanded to know everything. I was lied to. They gave my son four vaccines, told me giving this many was perfectly safe, but lied about the contents. Three contained thimerosal, giving my son 200 times the mercury in a single day his little body should have been exposed to.
From that moment he was never the same. He would not talk again for over three years. He had difficulty sleeping, threw horrendous tantrums etc... It affected his immune system and he began to suffer chronic asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia. He would have daily staring spells akin to catatonia.
Today, thanks to biomedical intervention, he is high-functioning. His body still has a messed up biochemistry, and he is still mercury toxic, but the journey and this warrior mom and dad will persevere for as long as it takes.
I have NO DOUBT as to what damaged my child. I also know that any industry who is faced with the realization that it has poisoned a whole generation of children will drag its feet as long as it can in taking responsibility for what it has done.
A pediatric neurologist diagnosed our son with "heavy metal intoxication" when he was two years old. He said to my husband and I, "Gee, I'm so sorry. I thought they took that stuff out of vaccines. But you've just got to understand, by mass-vaccinating, we are saving so many, but there are going to be losses. Your son is one of them and you just need to go home and accept it." Tell me...could you just "accept it" if it were your beloved child? Parents have a right to know that the current vaccine program plays Russian roulette with their children's bodies and minds.
I think time will prove that there is the same danger in over-vaccinating as there is in the over use of antibiotics. I salute Jenny for all she has done and continues to do for our children. We moms are all sisters of circumstance.
 UGH! October 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am the mother of an autistic child and am extremely tired of people recommending her books to me. I have great respect and empathy for what she went through with her son but I think it is dangerous and irresponsible for her to be our spokesperson. Saying she has "cured" her son is somewhat like rich people driving through a poor neighborhood just to laugh at them. Every autism case is unique and there are many kids who nothing helps them. Her claims are the "autism cure" of the moment. Every decade there is a new one. Only one therapy is absolutely proven....ABA therapy. Remember that, parents!
I'm one of them October 10, 2008
Yes, I'm what she described on her book a Mother Warrior. We're trying to recorver our son from Autism even though the Drs. that diagnosed him told us that we just have to deal with it because there's not cure for a syndrome. I first learned about Jenny McCarter's Autistic son the next day I got my son's diagnosis. I was devastared & sad & I just turned on the TV. She was there on Oprah telling people that Autism can be healed. What??? I just heard from a group of highly impresive Drs. a day before that It couldn't be done. So, I just told to myself if a playboy girl could do it, it would be a piece of case for me. I have to tell you guys that I'm an Engineer w/2 master degrees. Well, I really respect what Jenny did at this point of my fight w/Autism. She really earned her degree in Autism even though it was through the Google Univerty. I'm so glad that she came out to tell everyone what it's happening. Since that day I have been researching about it. & yes!!! It look like at this point I already earned a Master degree in Autism as well. For those who talk so badly of Jenny McCarthy, let me tell you Guys that Autism treatment is extremaly expensive & most insurance companies don't cover it. If Jenny M. is reciving money from Kirkman Laboratory, so good for her. She's a single Mother who needs to pay for her son's treatment. I actually took he recomendation & ordered super vitamins from this lab, & guess what??? they actually work. My son is improving day by day...
The controversy about associate vaccination w/Autism isn't clear yet. What I have found so far it's that most Drs. aren't sure what it's going on. My son's regular pediatrician is learning about Autism treatment through myself. So far, I was the person who explained her about the DAN! Drs & their treatment. She's always calling me to asking me about new therapies, the gluten & caseine diet, etc. What I know about vaccination is that DAN! Drs. aren't telling people not to vaccine their child. They just recommend to do it safely. How??? well, making sure that the shot you child is recieving doesn't contain Mercury & changing the schedule of vaccination, just one at the time... I just wish I would had known about it when my son were just a baby. It may had been a different experience. Instead of large sections of Occupational, ABA & Speech therapies, it would have been Gymbore class.
Any way, I just wanted to recommend this book. I didn't give her 5 starts because she sometime goes around her life as a celebrity, so I skip this sentences & continue what it's really important to me the Autism issue... It's she (Jenny McCathy) making a living on Autism. So? Good for her. This's America everything's about money, if not, ask yourself why does the goverment have passed the Autism insurance law nationally???
BEST BOOK ABOUT AUTISM October 8, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
We have an 11 year old autistic son and we recommend this book. It gives HOPE and INFORMATION. There are stories of recovery and there's a resource list to help us do all we can for our children. Parents of autistic kids aren't just listening to the physicians anymore--we are listening to each other, too. Autism is a diagnosis that includes many TREATABLE symptoms, and these kids' lives are being improved by biomedical interventions. Our son has benefitted from a special diet, vitamin supplements, and chelation. If you have a kid in your family who is autistic, read this book.
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