"A veteran book reviewer, Yanofsky has spent a lifetime immersed in
literature (not to mention old movies and old jokes), which he calls
shtick. This account of a year in the life of a family describes a
father's struggle to enter his son's world, the world of autism, using
the materials he knows best: self-help books, feel-good memoirs,
literary classics from the Bible to Dr. Seuss, old movies, and, yes,
shtick. Funny, wrenching, and unfailingly candid, Bad Animals is both an
exploration of a baffling condition and a quirky love story told by the
author."
Summary courtesy of Syndetics, Inc. Booklist calls Yanofsky's book
"a welcome perspective on autism and fatherhood."
"Move beyond conventional thinking about
autism. . . . After years of treating patients and analyzing scientific
data, prominent Harvard researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert
offers a revolutionary new view of autism and a transformative strategy
for dealing with it. Autism is not a hardwired impairment programmed
into a child's genes and destined to remain fixed forever, as we're
often told. Instead, it is the result of a cascade of events, many
seemingly minor: perhaps a genetic mutation, some toxic exposures, a
stressful birth, a vitamin deficiency, and a series of infections. And
while other doctors may dismiss your child's physical symptoms--the
diarrhea, anxiety, sensory overload, sleeplessness, immune challenges,
and seizures--as coincidental or irrelevant, Dr. Herbert sees them as
vital clues to what the underlying problems are, and how to help. In The
Autism Revolution, she teaches you how to approach autism as a
collection of problems that can be overcome--and talents that can be
developed. Each success you achieve gives your child more room to become
healthy and to thrive. Drawing from the newest research, technologies,
and insights, as well as inspiring case studies of both children and
adults, Dr. Herbert guides you toward restoring health and resiliency in
your loved one with autism. Her specific recommendations aim to provide
optimal nutrition, reduce toxic exposures, shore up the immune system,
reduce stress, and open the door to learning and creativity--all by
understanding and truly meeting your child's needs. As thousands of
families who have cobbled together these solutions themselves already
know, this program can have dramatic benefits--for your child with
autism, and for you, your whole family, and your next baby as well. A
paradigm-changing book that offers hope and healing for the millions of
families who have autism in their lives, The Autism Revolution shows
that there's plenty you can do every day to give someone you love the
best possible gift: a life lived to the fullest potential"-- Provided by
publisher.
"At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism
and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Doctors
predicted that she would never intellectually develop beyond the
abilities of a small child. Carly remained largely unreachable through
the years. Then, at the age of ten, she had a breakthrough. While
working with her devoted therapists, Carly reached over to their laptop
and typed “HELP TEETH HURT,” much to everyone’s astonishment. Although
Carly still struggles with all the symptoms of autism, she now has
regular, witty, and profound conversations on the computer with her
family and her many thousands of supporters online. In
Carly’s Voice, her
father, Arthur Fleischmann, blends Carly’s own words w ith his story
of getting to know his remarkable daughter. One of the first books to
explore firsthand the challenges of living with autism, it brings
readers inside a once-secret world and in the company of an inspiring
young woman who has found her voice and her mission." (from
Amazon.com)
Whether it's the challenge of raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, SPD, OCD or another challenge or disability, these parents share their stories of the struggles and joys they've faced.
"Winner of the National Book Award for The Noonday Demon and a
board member of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory, and Columbia Medical School, Solomon began seeing
illness and identity as related when he covered the deaf pride movement
in the 1990s. Here, he expands on this notion by exploring how families
deal with children who fall outside the perceived boundaries of
normal-those with dwarfism, Down syndrome, or exceptional genius, for
instance, or who commit serious crimes-showing how both family and
children redefine themselves." (Summary courtesy of Syndetics, Inc.)
"This book is a celebration of all the wonderful and unexpected
gifts that having a daughter on the autism spectrum can bring to a
family. Each chapter offers encouragement and guidance on issues such as
school, friendships, meltdowns, special gifts, family relationships,
therapies and interventions. The author's positive, upbeat tone and
practical advice and suggestions are guaranteed to provide support to
parents, grandparents and family members. This book also gives
educators, and anyone else working in a supporting role, an insight into
what life is like for girls on the spectrum and their parents." Book
jacket.
"Does your child Struggle with brushing their teeth? Is it
difficult to get them dressed and undressed each day? Do they struggle
to understand their body's relationship to the world?" Summary courtesy of Syndetics, Inc.
