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Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism Paperback – August 26, 2008
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One morning Jenny McCarthy was having a cup of coffee when she sensed something was wrong. She ran into her two-year-old son Evan's room and found him having a seizure. Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed Evan until, after many harrowing, life-threatening episodes, one good doctor discovered that Evan is autistic.
With a foreword from Dr. David Feinberg, medical director of the Resnick Neuro-psychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and an introduction by Jerry J. Kartzinel, a top pediatric autism specialist, Louder Than Words follows Jenny as she discovered an intense combination of behavioral therapy, diet, and supplements that became the key to saving Evan from autism. Her story sheds much-needed light on autism through her own heartbreak, struggle, and ultimately hopeful example of how a parent can shape a child's life and happiness.
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPlume
- Publication dateAugust 26, 2008
- Dimensions5.3 x 0.5 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100452289807
- ISBN-13978-0452289802
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“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… The stories speak for themselves.”—Publishers Weekly
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- Publisher : Plume; Reprint edition (August 26, 2008)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0452289807
- ISBN-13 : 978-0452289802
- Item Weight : 6.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.3 x 0.5 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #104,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #96 in Biographies of People with Disabilities (Books)
- #145 in Autism & Asperger's Syndrome
- #3,955 in Memoirs (Books)
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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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Since Jenny has been speaking, there are many who are mad because no one has heard them. There have been many surveys asking the question..."How does it make you feel seeing a celebrity talk about how they have helped their child when you can not afford to do the same for your own. I have fought with my opinions going back and forth regarding all the "celecbrities" being in the spotlight due to Autism.
I do get pissed because it is aggravating to know that the thousands of "regular" moms can not be heard on our own....BUT....I do think that there are thousands of families that never knew there was another option for treatment...and though it does not work for all children, every child should have a chance to try those treatments...so if the "celebrity" brings attention to the issue and we can get the damn government to listen and pay for other treatments, then it is worth being aggravated!!!
I still think that the "experts" should be listening to all of us "regular" moms. But I am happy that they have at least brought a bit more awareness to Autism! Some families had never even heard of these treatments! That is dumbfounding!!!
So you see, these "celebrities" are helping the Autism community!!! They are letting others know that there are other treatment options. And while these options do not work on ALL kids.....if one child has a bit of recovery/improvement, isn't that what is important anyway???
Also, the "celebrities" might make the road ahead a little less rocky as far as the government is concerned! Let's face it, vaccines are NEVER going to be safe! PERIOD!!! If they take the thimerasol out you still have TOXINS in them!!! (do you know what aluminum does to the body???)
We need to focus our attention on trying to recover our children! And recovery does NOT mean cure!!! It means to help your child to live life to it's fullest! It is helping your child to not be sensory overloaded 24 hours a day! We need to MANDATE that the governement respect our treatment protocol and THEY need to cover the treatments!!! Therapy, suuplements, chelation, HBOT, etc . I personally am not in agreement with all of the treatments that I listed. But we all have different opinions on what treatment we would/will try for our children. And we are all entitled to do what is best for our individual child!
There are so many people that have lost all of their material things just trying to follow this protocol. And others who simply can not afford to even start. And it is just wrong that we can not afford to treat our children.
And my heart goes out to Jenny and the others that are bringing light to Autism and the other modes of treatment.
If my son, Matthew Cody, loses his diagnosis due to recovering...he will ALWAYS have Autism!!! That is a part of him and I love him even more because of it!
Matthew Cody is MY hero! He smiles and trudges forward every single day! And no matter how hard I try to understand how he feels on a day to day basis, I will never truly know.
Sincerely,
Tammy McNair
P.S. To those that will read my review and say that I am not a doctor.....all I can say is I do not have a degree hanging on my wall, this is true. But I have been doing the biomedical ON MY OWN for over 18 months...and I assure you when I talk biomedical or about the risks associated with vaccines...I KNOW what I am talking about! :)
Pros: You can tell Jenny truly loves her son and would do anything for him. She was obviously a desperate mother who wanted answers, and she was told that autism could be cured through strict behavior therapy and diet. ("Clean out" the toxins from the vaccines, apparently.) A doctor told her that, another celebrity mother of an autistic child told her that, a special diet book for autistic kids told her that----what was she supposed to think? You can truly relate to how much she suffered and pulled herself through at the end.
Cons: She might as well change her name to Jenny McContradicty. A week before her son was diagnosed with autism, she said herself that she "thanked God" her son was not autistic. That right there says that had her own precious little son never been diagnosed, she wouldn't have cared less about autism at all. (Furthermore, if autism isn't a bad thing, why did she go to such great lengths to "cure" him of it?) She claimed she "vowed to not make Evan a guinea pig" but that's EXACTLY-on-the-ball what she did!! (To put it mildly: Mormons, rosaries, holy water, mystics, behavior/speech therapists, strict diet restriction---you name it, she tried it, all to "cure" Evan's autism.)
Bottom line: if you want an interesting, fast read, you will enjoy the book. You can definitely relate to at least one of her many hardships. (If anything, it will probably make you appreciate and love your own life more.) BUT obviously DON'T believe that autism is on the rise because of vaccines.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2022
Pros: You can tell Jenny truly loves her son and would do anything for him. She was obviously a desperate mother who wanted answers, and she was told that autism could be cured through strict behavior therapy and diet. ("Clean out" the toxins from the vaccines, apparently.) A doctor told her that, another celebrity mother of an autistic child told her that, a special diet book for autistic kids told her that----what was she supposed to think? You can truly relate to how much she suffered and pulled herself through at the end.
Cons: She might as well change her name to Jenny McContradicty. A week before her son was diagnosed with autism, she said herself that she "thanked God" her son was not autistic. That right there says that had her own precious little son never been diagnosed, she wouldn't have cared less about autism at all. (Furthermore, if autism isn't a bad thing, why did she go to such great lengths to "cure" him of it?) She claimed she "vowed to not make Evan a guinea pig" but that's EXACTLY-on-the-ball what she did!! (To put it mildly: Mormons, rosaries, holy water, mystics, behavior/speech therapists, strict diet restriction---you name it, she tried it, all to "cure" Evan's autism.)
Bottom line: if you want an interesting, fast read, you will enjoy the book. You can definitely relate to at least one of her many hardships. (If anything, it will probably make you appreciate and love your own life more.) BUT obviously DON'T believe that autism is on the rise because of vaccines.
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My son is 3 and a half and non verbal with severe constipation and I look forward to trying some of the ideas I got from th his wonderful book and doing some more research of my own, in order to get some answers to all my unanswered question.
Thank you Jenny














