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Jenny McCarthy is the New York Times bestselling author of four previous books, including Louder Than Words: A MotherÂs Journey in Healing Autism.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton Adult; First Edition (September 23, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525950699
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525950691
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches

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Jenny McCarthy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Belly Laughs, Baby Laughs, and Louder Than Words, among others. The former host of MTV's hugely popular dating show Singled Out, McCarthy began her career as a Playboy model, before launching a high-profile comedic television and film career. She has been featured everywhere, from Time magazine to the cover of Rolling Stone; has appeared on virtually every television talk show, from Larry King Live to Howard Stern; and is a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She has also served as a spokesperson for Weight Watchers.

In addition to her work in the world of healing and preventing autism, she is the co-creator, with practicing speech/language pathologist Sarah Clifford Scheflen, of Teach2Talk, a series of DVDs for children.

Born in Chicago, McCarthy currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her son, Evan. You can follow her on Twitter @JennyMcCarthy.

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Fighting a bigger battle than just her child-Kudos to her!

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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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The foreword, by Dr. Jay Gordon, assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at UCLA Medical Center, grounds the book in medical facts--for example, that the CDC-recommended "birth dose" of Hepatitis B vaccine contains 10 times the amount of aluminum acknowledged as toxic by the EPA. Dr. Gordon states unequivocally, "Vaccines can cause autism. Diet and supplements and other alternatives to doing nothing can lead to recovery from autism. Period."

The first ten chapters, from the portion of the book entitled "The Time Is Now," describe Jenny's involvement in the autism-recovery movement, from the time when her son Evan was diagnosed to her current public appearances and her efforts to get the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics to create and support a safer vaccine schedule, and to support efforts by Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) doctors to heal children who have been diagnosed with autism. In addition to catching up the readers who haven't read Louder Than Words, Ms. McCarthy's previous book, this first section gives readers an insight into Ms. McCarthy's motivations in writing this new book. Primarily, she wants to share the stories of parents who have healed their children's autism--as the subtitle says, "against all odds"--so that other parents of children who have been diagnosed can find inspiration and take the important step of finding a DAN! doctor to begin treating their children. She also wants to give these women a public forum--to let them have their moment, as she did at the Green Our Vaccines rally in DC in June--to let them tell the stories that have consumed their lives since their children's diagnoses. I couldn't stop thinking what a tremendous burden it must be for Ms. McCarthy--who could have quietly continued her career as a comedian, actress, and model instead of speaking out for vaccine safety and autism treatment protocols--to be the mouthpiece for all autism-recovery families. She tells us that she is frequently stopped in airports and other public places by mothers who are working on healing their children, and the emotional toll of these conversations--and the neverending battle with the CDC and the AAP, which continue to recommend an unsafe and untested vaccine schedule--must be nearly overwhelming. Thus, one other motivation for writing the book must have been to unburden Ms. McCarthy from some of the stories that she has been carrying around in her head and her heart for so long. I hope it works. She is a tireless advocate for children and families, and the world needs her to keep up her strength.

The second portion of the book contains stories from "mother warriors" (and one father warrior) who have healed their children, to varying degrees, from the myriad of health issues involved in autism. Ms. McCarthy intersperses her own thoughts with the narratives of these parents, recalling moments along her journey with Evan and offering her views on issues raised by the parents. The stories are inspirational and heartbreaking, but mostly, they are hopeful. They show that recovery is possible, and they highlight the importance of spreading the word about DAN! treatment protocols. The content of the stories is enough to keep you reading, but there are also some remarkable turns of phrase that will bring tears to your eyes and a tightness to your chest. I offer one example: Coral Bergmann, who is healing her son Branson, and says, "Although I am a single parent, I am not alone. I have had a chance to be reacquainted with God. Not the God you meet in your Sunday best in church, but the God you meet on your kitchen floor at three in the morning."

The book concludes with a directory of DAN! doctors and information on Generation Rescue, a parent-founded and parent-funded autism advocacy group.