Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism
The New York Times bestseller that is an inspiring 'story of hope' (People) for parents of autistic children\ 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...
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Known for her extreme honesty about the everyday trials of pregnancy, motherhood, marriage, and divorce, Jenny McCarthy has developed a national fan base that has taken her to the New York Times bestseller list for a total of twenty-three weeks. USA Today ranked McCarthy's first two books as the fourth and fifth bestselling baby books in 2005. But few have known that her son, Evan, has autism. In Louder Than Words, she takes this revelation to parents across the country, starting a dialogue on this complex condition, much as Brooke Shields did for postpartum depression in Down Came the Rain. Writing with the raw humor and honesty that has made her so popular with women across the country, McCarthy shares her son's symptoms and her attempts to sort through the maze of conflicting medical theories. With Louder Than Words, McCarthy sheds much needed light on autism through her own heartbreak, struggle, and ultimately hopeful example of how a parent can shape her child's life and happiness. Praise for Life Laughs and Baby Laughs "Divorce, single parenting, and post-baby stretch marks may not sound like funny subjects but Jenny McCarthy manages to put a hilarious spin on these topics inLife Laughs."—In Touch "In Life Laughs, after you guiltily giggle through it, you'll feel like you've…shared heart-wrenching confidences with a very dear friend."—Vegas magazine "Wickedly funny…It's a kick."—Minneapolis Star Tribune "A no-holds-barred look at the joys, challenges, and humiliations of the first year of motherhood."—Time Out New York "[McCarthy's] honesty is disarming, funny and so boundless that you'll feel as if you're at her side every step of the way."—The Arizona Republic autism.about.com Surprisingly fun to read, realistic, and engaging... a good introduction to the ups and downs that autism brings to everyday life.
\ From Barnes & NobleFor years, Jenny McCarthy has kept us chortling with Belly Laughs, Baby Laughs, and Life Laughs. But her writings about pregnancy, motherhood, marriage, and divorce have not lacked a serious side. In Louder than Words, her most important book yet, she describes her experiences helping her autistic son, Evan Joseph Asher. McCarthy is emphatic about this book's urgency: "I just want moms who have children with autism to know that I am planning on using my big, giant, controversial mouth to blow the lid off a lot of things related to autism to give moms hope. It is so needed."\ \ \ \ \ autism.about.comSurprisingly fun to read, realistic, and engaging... a good introduction to the ups and downs that autism brings to everyday life.\ \ \ PeopleEmotional, devastating...a story of hope.\ \ \ \ \ The Chicago Sun-TimesHonest, informative, down-to-earth, and sometimes painful... Mothers everywhere thank her.\ \
