Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds Hardcover - 2008
by McCarthy, Jenny
- Used
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 hersuccessful efforts to save her son, Evan, from autism, the response wastremendous. It hit #3 on the New York Times bestseller list; and Jennyand Evan were featured on the covers of several magazines, includingPeople. But what she hadn't anticipated was the overwhelmingresponse from other parents of autistic children, who sought her out toshare their stories.
No two autistic children heal in exactly the same way. And in her newbook, Jenny expands her message to share recovery stories fromparents across the country. Mother Warriors, shows how each parentfought to find her own child's perfect 'remedy of interventions' andteaches parents how to navigate safely through the many autismtherapies.
Along the way, Jenny shares her own journey as an autism advocateand mother as well as the progress of her son, Evan. Emotional andgenuinely practical, Mother Warriors will inspire a generation of parentswith hope.
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- Title Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
- Author McCarthy, Jenny
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1St Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Adult, New York
- Date 2008-09-23
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q02B-00710
- ISBN 9780525950691 / 0525950699
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.48 x 6.36 x 1.05 in (21.54 x 16.15 x 2.67 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Parents of autistic children - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008024743
- Dewey Decimal Code 618.928