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Thank you thank you thank you Jenny! |
September 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
Elisabeth A. Sisco "mauvis"
from NJ
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For putting into words all the things that I, and all my friends with ASD children, have gone through- right down to the yeast burn-offs! Right on! I can tell you that I came short of swearing at the people looking at me in the supermarket line with my "uncontrollable" kid but I did scream "he's autistic, I'm not a bad mom"! Finally, I don't have to write my own book to send to my friends and relatives who thought I was a bad parent (too much TV blah blah blah), I'm just going to buy a copy of this book and mail it to all of them. For the love of Pete, we are already going through the hardest time of our lives, why do people make it more difficult?! If that's the most this book accomplishes-making others understand what it's like to be an autie mom--that's more than enough! Thank you again Jenny!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: |
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Louder the Words - hard to put down |
September 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
J. Leveto
from Kent, OH
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Jenny McCarthy's latest book is a great navigational guide through the
trials and triumphs of parenting a child with autism. As a doctoral
student, former therapist, and mother - I commend Jenny for an
authentic portrayal of her personal journey through the wild and wacky
rollercoaster of autism from diagnosis to treatment(s)and all the chaos
in between.
Jenny expresses her personal experience with her son's diagnosis
from the trips to the emergency room to her use of ipod therapy - from
her marital turmoil to her fits of rage. Filled with levity McCarthy
made it easy for me to read cover to cover in a few short hours (even
stopping to catch her on the Oprah show!).
Kudos to Jenny and to all parents of children with Autism - may
Jenny's celeb status be used to raise awareness, funding, and research
of Autism and other Developmental Disorders.
One negative - Jenny refers to 'autistic kids' frequently - in her
candor I am sure she meant nothing derogatory by this however I would
have hoped to see 'children with autism'... the child is always first.
Though this is a linguistic/somatic issue each read of 'autistic kids'
made me cringe. McCarthy by no means did this purposely - as there is
little doubt that her first priority is her child, who happens to have
autism.
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A book of heartbreak and, more importantly, hope |
September 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
Bill Kemplin
from Lenexa, KS
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Jenny's latest book, "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey In Healing Autism," is a book full of heartbreak, as Jenny relates the story of how her son was misdiagnosed and how she had to fight the health care system to get the right diagnosis and the right care for him. But more importantly it's a book full of hope, as Jenny tells how behavioral therapy, diet and supplements have helped her son immensely. It's a book I highly recommend to anyone with concerns about autism and any Jenny fan. It's an awesome read.
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