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Summary: A book about wonderful journeys of parents. A book about hope for all of us in the same situation.
Comment: My son used to be autistic. A year and a half ago, I wouldn't be able to talk to him, he wouldn't acknowledge me being in the same room with him or anyone calling his name. When I read Jenny's first book, I learned so much about the alternative treatments that doctors would not only not tell, you, but often hide from you. My son is now no longer autistic. He can't be any more normal and people don't believe me when I tell them he has autism.
This book, to be honest I have only read halfway, but with every story that Jenny tells I learn something new. Not only I learn new facts and options, I also learn that I am not alone in this and I learn about what things to consider and explore when helping my son.
I have read the bad reviews that people have left for this book. Hey, if you don't believe it (which chances are you don't have an autistic child) then you don't have to. Jenny is not trying to convince people to do exactly what she does, buy things from certain places, etc. If you have been in our position, struggling to help our autistic children, then you would appreciate then fact that Jenny is opening the paths for us. She is simply letting us know what worked for her and for other parents, and if you want to use that information to help your child then that is great, but if not, then leave us alone. I also read a bad review about the fact that Jenny is highly promoting Kirkman Labs... well, if I didn't hear about these products from other parents then I'd be pulling my hair out trying to find supplements that are SAFE for my special diet child.
This book is a wonderful book about wonderful stories of parents who fight for their children. It should be read with an open mind. If you have a child on the spectrum, then you should understand that Jenny is trying to help... if doctors won't tell us these things then we should be there to help each other out. And if you don't have a child on the spectrum and can't relate to the stories in this book, then leave us alone because you don't know what we have to go through and how much it means to us just to have a glimpse of hope to recover our children. Jenny is not giving us a promise that all autistic children will recover... she is giving us hope. And for most parents, that is all we need.
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Summary: Fighting a bigger battle than just her child-Kudos to her!
Comment: 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" of MTV/reality tv. Playboy either for that matter. I had no interest in her views. But I had to eat my words when I learned she was going through the same thing I was. While helping her son find his voice she found hers as well. When reading "Louder Than Words" I found myself relating to alot of what she was going through. My son didnt have the seizures her son has. Like any mother of an autistic knows no two children are alike. She points this out many times in both of these books. I'm sure most parents feel much of the same emotions as she feels. I admire her straight forwardness in both books. This is what captured and held my attention. I have read many stories of autistic children but I have to admit my favorites are stories of those that are recovered. You can go to any website, support group, or blog and learn of the daily struggles, the heart ache, the expense, the theories, and treatments. But quite honestly, after reading so much, if Im going to take the time to read a book on autism I would rather it be one of HOPE: A success story written by an autistic. Or a story by a parent who sucessfully brought her child out of the world of autism or helped him/her to function in the world the best that that child can. For this reason I liked this book. What a good idea a book of many success stories. My favorites are "A Real Boy","The Boy Who Loved Windows", "Let Me Hear Your Voice" "Look Me In The Eyes", "Thinking In Pictures". I believe this particular book "Mother Warriors" was too short and too one-sided (All the children have gut issues.) I get that her agenda is to educate as many people as she can. Her focus is on what hurt and helped her child. And like she said this info may help many more, so how could this be a bad thing? I dont think it is a dangerous book, we are smart enough to take what it is we need from this book and go about helping our children. So if you try the diet and it doesnt work what harm have you done. The harm is if you stop vaccinating, but she doesnt advocate that. She is fighting for a new, safer schedule for the vaccines for every person's child. She, like other parents of autistics can fight the best battle for their child because they care more for that individual than any other. I also watched her on Oprah and what I walked away with most was the emphasis she put on a new schedule for vaccines. Also something Holly Robinson said about the small window of time we have to best help these children. The window of 0-5yrs of age especially 0-3 yrs(early intervention). This is what I believe helped my child so therefore I am an advocate of that. Who could blame me? A person will support what works for them. I was lucky to have a pediatrician that didnt waste time. When I was concerned about my son not talking at 1yr old (I read "The Boy Who Loved Windows" when my son was only 6 mos old). His doctor said if he isnt saying Mama and Dada by 15mos and meaning mom and dad then he will make a referral and by 18 mos old we had the diagnosis. Within 2 mos he was in early intervention and I believe that was my son's ticket to recovery. He had the toe walking, hand leading, hand flapping, lack of eye contact, solitude. I too would have stopped at nothing to recover my son so I am impressed and sympathetic to anyone who has to fight for their child. This book in particular was filled with alot of good info and I believe anyone who has a child who is on the spectrum should listen to ALL mothers who speak of autism then make up their minds for themselves on the action they will take.Please dont judge others who chose differently. We are all fighting the war against autism and there are those that want to silence us and have us accept what we're dealt. But Jenny is fighting a bigger battle than just one child she is fighting for all. Could the book have been better? Absolutly. Is she a great writer? Not particularly, but she is getting a message out there and making people think about the bigger picture. That is what parents have been wanting to happen for a long time. Read the book. If you dont like it donate it to the library maybe others will read it and get more out of it. If changing just one thing in this book can improve your child just a little isnt it money well spent?
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Summary: FOr those of you who think vaccines are safe
Comment: 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
Hep B surface antigen
Aluminum
saline
yeast protein
formaldehyde
Rotavirus
5 live viruses
sucrose
sodium citrate, phosphate, and hydroxide
polysorbate 80
cell culture media
traces of FETAL COW BLOOD
MMR (my personal favorite)
three live, attenuated viruses
saline, sugars, gelatin
human blood proteins
residual cow fetus serum
neomycin (what is in neosporin - not supposed to be injected)
traces of chick embryo proteins
"other buffers and media ingredients"
Chicken pox vax has MSG - no kidding
shoot em up eh?
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Summary: Wonderful read!
Comment: 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!
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Summary: Mother Warriors
Comment: 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.
Summary: A book about wonderful journeys of parents. A book about hope for all of us in the same situation.
Comment: My son used to be autistic. A year and a half ago, I wouldn't be able to talk to him, he wouldn't acknowledge me being in the same room with him or anyone calling his name. When I read Jenny's first book, I learned so much about the alternative treatments that doctors would not only not tell, you, but often hide from you. My son is now no longer autistic. He can't be any more normal and people don't believe me when I tell them he has autism.
This book, to be honest I have only read halfway, but with every story that Jenny tells I learn something new. Not only I learn new facts and options, I also learn that I am not alone in this and I learn about what things to consider and explore when helping my son.
I have read the bad reviews that people have left for this book. Hey, if you don't believe it (which chances are you don't have an autistic child) then you don't have to. Jenny is not trying to convince people to do exactly what she does, buy things from certain places, etc. If you have been in our position, struggling to help our autistic children, then you would appreciate then fact that Jenny is opening the paths for us. She is simply letting us know what worked for her and for other parents, and if you want to use that information to help your child then that is great, but if not, then leave us alone. I also read a bad review about the fact that Jenny is highly promoting Kirkman Labs... well, if I didn't hear about these products from other parents then I'd be pulling my hair out trying to find supplements that are SAFE for my special diet child.
This book is a wonderful book about wonderful stories of parents who fight for their children. It should be read with an open mind. If you have a child on the spectrum, then you should understand that Jenny is trying to help... if doctors won't tell us these things then we should be there to help each other out. And if you don't have a child on the spectrum and can't relate to the stories in this book, then leave us alone because you don't know what we have to go through and how much it means to us just to have a glimpse of hope to recover our children. Jenny is not giving us a promise that all autistic children will recover... she is giving us hope. And for most parents, that is all we need.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fighting a bigger battle than just her child-Kudos to her!
Comment: 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" of MTV/reality tv. Playboy either for that matter. I had no interest in her views. But I had to eat my words when I learned she was going through the same thing I was. While helping her son find his voice she found hers as well. When reading "Louder Than Words" I found myself relating to alot of what she was going through. My son didnt have the seizures her son has. Like any mother of an autistic knows no two children are alike. She points this out many times in both of these books. I'm sure most parents feel much of the same emotions as she feels. I admire her straight forwardness in both books. This is what captured and held my attention. I have read many stories of autistic children but I have to admit my favorites are stories of those that are recovered. You can go to any website, support group, or blog and learn of the daily struggles, the heart ache, the expense, the theories, and treatments. But quite honestly, after reading so much, if Im going to take the time to read a book on autism I would rather it be one of HOPE: A success story written by an autistic. Or a story by a parent who sucessfully brought her child out of the world of autism or helped him/her to function in the world the best that that child can. For this reason I liked this book. What a good idea a book of many success stories. My favorites are "A Real Boy","The Boy Who Loved Windows", "Let Me Hear Your Voice" "Look Me In The Eyes", "Thinking In Pictures". I believe this particular book "Mother Warriors" was too short and too one-sided (All the children have gut issues.) I get that her agenda is to educate as many people as she can. Her focus is on what hurt and helped her child. And like she said this info may help many more, so how could this be a bad thing? I dont think it is a dangerous book, we are smart enough to take what it is we need from this book and go about helping our children. So if you try the diet and it doesnt work what harm have you done. The harm is if you stop vaccinating, but she doesnt advocate that. She is fighting for a new, safer schedule for the vaccines for every person's child. She, like other parents of autistics can fight the best battle for their child because they care more for that individual than any other. I also watched her on Oprah and what I walked away with most was the emphasis she put on a new schedule for vaccines. Also something Holly Robinson said about the small window of time we have to best help these children. The window of 0-5yrs of age especially 0-3 yrs(early intervention). This is what I believe helped my child so therefore I am an advocate of that. Who could blame me? A person will support what works for them. I was lucky to have a pediatrician that didnt waste time. When I was concerned about my son not talking at 1yr old (I read "The Boy Who Loved Windows" when my son was only 6 mos old). His doctor said if he isnt saying Mama and Dada by 15mos and meaning mom and dad then he will make a referral and by 18 mos old we had the diagnosis. Within 2 mos he was in early intervention and I believe that was my son's ticket to recovery. He had the toe walking, hand leading, hand flapping, lack of eye contact, solitude. I too would have stopped at nothing to recover my son so I am impressed and sympathetic to anyone who has to fight for their child. This book in particular was filled with alot of good info and I believe anyone who has a child who is on the spectrum should listen to ALL mothers who speak of autism then make up their minds for themselves on the action they will take.Please dont judge others who chose differently. We are all fighting the war against autism and there are those that want to silence us and have us accept what we're dealt. But Jenny is fighting a bigger battle than just one child she is fighting for all. Could the book have been better? Absolutly. Is she a great writer? Not particularly, but she is getting a message out there and making people think about the bigger picture. That is what parents have been wanting to happen for a long time. Read the book. If you dont like it donate it to the library maybe others will read it and get more out of it. If changing just one thing in this book can improve your child just a little isnt it money well spent?
Customer Rating:
Summary: FOr those of you who think vaccines are safe
Comment: 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
Hep B surface antigen
Aluminum
saline
yeast protein
formaldehyde
Rotavirus
5 live viruses
sucrose
sodium citrate, phosphate, and hydroxide
polysorbate 80
cell culture media
traces of FETAL COW BLOOD
MMR (my personal favorite)
three live, attenuated viruses
saline, sugars, gelatin
human blood proteins
residual cow fetus serum
neomycin (what is in neosporin - not supposed to be injected)
traces of chick embryo proteins
"other buffers and media ingredients"
Chicken pox vax has MSG - no kidding
shoot em up eh?
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful read!
Comment: 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!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mother Warriors
Comment: 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.
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