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Summary: An Excellent Resource !
Review: Dr. McCandless, together with researcher Teresa Binstock and Dr. Zimmerman, has given families and doctors a comprehensive, cutting-edge resource to guide our children through the harsh, lonely layers of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her information on causation models can help caretakers channel into an individualized plan of action, plus the unselfish sharing of both personal and clinical experience provides an encouraging safety net as parents venture through trial and error.
Because each of us has an unique chemistry, a one-size definitive treatment is not ASD-friendly. These pages hold bushels of hope, of which my family grabs daily handfuls. Admittedly, it is challenging to juggle the numerous treatment possibilities, but if the main-stream "can't be done" prognosis is the alternative, we choose the former. I always say, "Never say Never!"
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Summary: A book with ANSWERS AND WHERE TO START!!
Review: Finally, no doom and gloom. Families with ASD kids - a manual on HOW TO. FINALLY! If you want BIOMEDICAL answers and a clear direction on why and how - this book is for you.Be sure to provide behavioral and biomedical intervention for your child on the spectrum. Both together make all the difference in the world. (...)
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Summary: disappointing if you want real science
Review: Having worked with children with autism in a medical setting I had hoped that this was going to be a much more serious book. Instead it is a lot of recycled pseudoscience. Parents would be better off investing in interventions that have proven to be effective!
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Summary: I recommend Dr. McCandless' book endlessly
Review: I am a doctor and I use this book with my own son. It really helps.
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Summary: This book could change your child's life forever!
Review: I have a child diagnosed with autism. We were given two books to read; one from a friend ("Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help"), and one was given to us by our Regional Center (can't remember the name right now). I didn't like those books very much, because I felt they were dealing with MY feelings and fears. But it's my son that needs help! My first priority is to do what I can to help my son, not do what I can to help me feel better about how or why this has happened. I, and he, simply don't have time to spare, we need to start addressing his problems now, while he is still young. "Children with Starving Brains" was a real page-turner for me. Yes, it can get somewhat technical. But it is written for parents, not doctors. Why? Because the doctors that follow the approaches listed in this book are all really, really busy with waiting lists of patients. Why? Because biomedical treatment for autism works! When we first started down this road of autism, I wanted someone or something to tell me what to do. I found this book told me exactly that. And now that we are on this course, our son is making constant improvements. This is not the only book I've read, but this is the one that really got us started down the road to recovery. I think every parent of an autistic child could benefit from taking a look at this book.
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Summary: Finally a book that helps our kids with Autism get better!!
Review: If I were to pass along only one book to a parent who has just had their child diagnosed with Autism, this would be it! (And I have dozens on Autism.) This book gives you many pieces to the complex puzzle of Autism all in one book. Each child is different and Dr. McCandless has done a great job of covering so many options and so much material that it's bound to help every parent who reads it. Is it accepted by traditional mainstream medicine? No, but it works and it should be. Sometime not too far in the future, it will be. Interventions from this book, including a change in diet, vitamins, chelation and others, have helped my 2 kids tremendously. It has made them healthier, happier children and our lives much much better. Don't just take my word for it. Buy it yourself and watch as your child improves with these interventions. We're very blessed to have doctors like Dr. McCandless who are willing to write a book such as this to help parents help their own children start to get better. It's the first step to finding some answers for you and your child.
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Summary: A Must-Have For Parents of Children with Autism
Review: If you are a parent of a child with Autism this book is an absolute must-have! Dr. McCandless' book is the most up-to-date guide on treating children with Autism biomedically. Her book is easily understandable and well writtten. I have followed the recommendations within her book to a "T" with my 26 month old ASD daughter. My daughter's response to these interventions have been nothing short of miraculous. Dr. McCandless is an absolute God send! **Please remember that everyone is different and that each individual will respond differently to these interventions**, but because these are so safe and easily adaptable - it is definitely worth giving it a try! My only regret is not getting this book sooner!
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Summary: Not just for Autistic Kids
Review: My son is developmentally delayed with expressive receptive speech delays and sensory integration disorder and he is making great gains with the help of this informative book and his DAN! doctor and nutitionist. My husband (who is reluctantly supportive of this approach) said yesterday: "he is talking so nicely, whatever it is your giving him, it's working." Note: my son is on a GFCF diet (no gluten or casein) and taking many of the supplements recommended and explained in this very important and informative book.
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Summary: Parents and Practitioners: The help you are seeking is here.
Review: Please do yourself, your child, or your patients the monumental favor of reading, living, and practicing this book. Children with Starving Brains is an easy to read and comprehensive guide to the painfully complex issues surounding the causation, gastrointestinal pathology, toxicity, and evaluation process of working with children with Austism Spectrum Disorders. The book then deals extensively with the steps involved in healing the injuries. Dr. McCandless walks the reader through gastrointestinal healing measures, removing heavy metals, restoring proper immune function, and healing the STARVING brain. You will shake your head in amazement both at the amount of helpful and hopeful information in this book, as well as in absolute awe at the lack of comprehension that most medical, dental, and nursing practitioners have concerning the contemporary state of causation, pathology, and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. I work in a practice that has successfully treated almost 100 children utilizing the principles outlined by Dr. McCandless. All the children have improved to varying degrees. Some have almost totally "recovered", others have shown islands of significant improvement, but ALL have responded positively. This is good, progressive, modern health care. It is not "alternative" treatment. It is correct treatment to address an acute illness or "insult" to a child's entire brain, body, and self. These interventions have also proven tremendously helpful in our treatment of 200 adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. I especially appeal to my nursing colleagues: READ THIS BOOK. In so many situations, We are the professionals advising mothers about conception and prenatal care; administering immunizations; counseling parents about the use of antibiotics; teaching about dental care; providing care in pediatrician's offices, or in our own pediatric, psychiatric, and general health care practices. If we do not avail ourselves of this information, we are part of the problem, and NOT part of the answer. If we are ignorant of the issues surrounding vulnerbility and causation, we are directly contributing to the epidemic of Autism Spectrum Disorders. In the future, we will look back on the pioneering work of Jaquelyn McCandless, and her colleagues such as Teresa Binstock, and the innovative professionals associated with DAN! and similar organizations,and know that this was indeed a turning point in the history of medicine and nursing. We have purchased several dozen copies of this book and have distributed it to parents and professionals, and they have been amazed. Parents intuitively know there is much truth to be found in this book. Professionals who read it with an open mind often come around and start to pay attention to data rather than dogma. Invest a few hours reading this book. It will change the life of someone you love, or someone with whose care and development you are entrusted.
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Summary: The Definitive Treatment Guide for Autism
Review: Readers who seek to maintain the stance that autism is "that way from birth, nothing to be done about it", even in the face of a worldwide epidemic, may be very uncomfortable with this book. Those who have seen the physical and mental deterioration of their loved ones can reach for no better guide through the autism maze. In this groundbreaking treatment guidebook, Dr. McCandless has compiled currently existing knowledge of the physiological and bio-chemical disorders that collectively are known as autism and organized a plan of action. Her book functions at all levels: the personal story of one woman's quest to help her grandchild, a guide for parents seeking meaningful interventions, and a medical treatment plan with supportive journal citations for healthcare professionals.
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