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Summary: If you can only buy one book on autism, this is the one!
Review: An absolute must for a parent seeking a biomedical approach to autism.
A wonderful guide and packed with good information and guidance.
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Summary: Autism Biomedical Treatment 101
Review: As a mother of 2 children within the ASD spectrum, Dr. McCandless has put together much information all in one book that it took me over three years to research on my own.My first son, vaccine injured by thimerasol and now suffering from confirmed MMR induced colitis has made HUGE gains from the biomedical therapies out there that many standard doctors do not know about. Dr. McCandless, a grandmother to a child with autism, changed her pratice to start helping others affected with this disorder. This maybe not the most personable book, but I have seen her on many online support groups lending her knowledge and support to many parents and families. She is an amazing,very knowledgable giving woman. I highly recommend this book. As an autism treatment guide - like a school course Autism 101. I do have a medical background so the reading wasn't to technical for me. I have seen first had what the diet, supplements, chelation, and other biomedical treatments may do for a child. I think every parent has a right to decide which therapies to look into for the course of treatment for their children. I praise Dr. McCandless for rising to the occasion and not treading so lightly on topics that make some doctors cringe. The local doctors here refused to test my sons' digestion problems. Two years later after seeing a Ped. GI Doctor that was aware of the DAN, he was found to be suffering from an infection in his stomach and colitis in his colon. The gains from treating these two illnesses that co-exist with his autism have proven HUGE gains in his health and other family life as a whole. I just wish more professionals would look beyond the autism label and really consider the "symptoms" a child presents with. I realize not every treatment option works for every child. I consider myself lucky with help of researchers and Doctors like McCandless my sons' quailty of living are improving.
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Summary: This is the best autism book currently available.
Review: As a parent of two autistic children, I am very concerned with getting the information that will help them come as far as possible out of autism before it is too late. This is absolutely the best help that I have found yet. This is not a book to lift your mood, just to help your autistic child. I recommend the book "Enzymes for Autism and Other Neurological Conditions" by Karen DeFelice also, for those, like me, who can't see eliminating certain foods from the kids' diet and want to supplement with digestive enzymes, instead. I believe that these books have helped my kids more than anything else.
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Summary: A well-organized, extremely helpful and inciteful book
Review: Being a parent of a child born "normal" who developed autism, this book has been so helpful in organizing all the issues we must address as concerned parents. By discussing all these issues and ideas, Dr. McCandless helps us make informed decisions about all the possibilities available to help my child on his road to recovery. Thank you Dr. McCandless!
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Summary: A book with ANSWERS AND WHERE TO START!!
Review: Children with Starving Brains describes what is wrong with ASD children and what you can do to improve the child's condition even if your child's physician knows very little about autism. It is written in clear and understandable "layman's" terms, making it my most used resource. I highly recommend it to parents and to the child's physician.
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Summary: Excellent Reference for Biomedical Interventions
Review: Children with Starving Brains describes what is wrong with ASD children and what you can do to improve the child's condition even if your child's physician knows very little about autism. It is written in clear and understandable "layman's" terms, making it my most used resource. I highly recommend it to parents and to the child's physician.
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Summary: Hope for children, Hope for us all
Review: Children with Starving Brains is an amazing book. In it, Dr. McCandless describes many possible and probable causes for the current explosion of diagnoses in our children like Autism, PDD, and ADHD. Children with Starving Brains is well written but easily read by a lay/non-medical person. Imoprtantly, it tells you what you as a parent can do to try to help your child improve upon and even possibly overcome his or her diagnosis. It does not assert a magical cure but is realistic and refers to many real life examples. Read it if you are a parent, a professional, or someone who loves children and wants to know what they can do to help reverse this epidemic we are experiencing.
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Summary: A MUST READ BOOK FOR THOSE WANTING TO HELP AUTISTIC CHILD
Review: Dr. McCandless book Children with Starving Brains is such a wealth of information. Being the mother of 2 children with autism, and one with ADHD, I found the book to be very helpful. My oldest daughter is doing chelation therapy right now and has made remarkable progress. This book is easy to read, and a must have for any parent of an autistic/adhd child! Dr. McCandless truly cares about our children, and is amazing.
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Summary: A Terrific Guide for Parents and Professionals
Review: Dr. McCandless clearly spells out the major medical treatments for this serious biomedical disorder. It is a fantastic book, and mine is VERY well-used. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to learn more about biomedical treatments for autism. Her recommendations (along with those of my son's DAN doctor) have helped tremendously!
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Summary: a biomedical "Bible"
Review: Dr. McCandless has outdone herself with this one. There's so much "sugar coating" in the autism community, it's refreshing to be treated as a "professional parent" rather than a frail flower. She gives precise info that is being used by 1000's of parents of children with autism every day. This woman and this book has saved my son's outlook on life. She's given me the inspiration to be a better, more informed parent. There is no hand holding here, there is no "get you through it" chapter. There ARE hundreds of pages of vital information that every parent even CONSIDERING biomedical intervention can not be without. Another review complained of "coldness and lack of humanity"... couldn't be further from the truth. She's didn't write the book to be your emotional counselor, she wrote it to help YOUR child and HER grand daughter. There is not one ounce of blame or assumption on any page of this book. If the previous reviewer read that, she was reading from her own emotions, not the words in this book. Dr. McCandless never claims to make your child "un" autistic, she give YOU the info to make better judgement calls in your child's biomedical health. If you pick only one book, pick this one....you will not get any better.
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