The Autism Revolution
Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be
After years of treating patients and analyzing scientific data, Harvard Medical School researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert offers a revolutionary new view of autism and a transformative strategy for dealing with it. Autism, she concludes, is not a hardwired impairment programmed into a child’s genes and destined to remain fixed forever. Instead, it is the result of a cascade of events, many seemingly minor. And while other doctors may dismiss your child’s physical symptoms—the anxiety, sensory overload, sleeplessness, frequent illnesses or seizures—as coincidental or irrelevant, Dr. Herbert sees them as vital clues to what the underlying problems are, and how to help. 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, limit stress, and open the door to learning and creativity. 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 perhaps your next baby as well.
“Invaluable . . . a must-read . . . Dr. Martha Herbert gets it. She not only gets it, but she puts it out there in an awesome book so the rest of us can get it, too.”—Autism Watch
“[Herbert] goes further than most autism specialists. Her impressive science background merges with common sense and even intuitive sense [making] complex scientific and medical materials seamlessly blend with a holistic viewpoint.”—Relieve Autism
“Hope and practical guidance . . . With this easy-to-read book, parents can gain wisdom on how to guide your child to achieve a healthy and thriving life.”—Mom Central
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Kirkus
February 1, 2012
A neurologist breaks with professional orthodoxy to shed new light on the diagnosis and treatment of autism. In her debut, Herbert (Neurology/Harvard Medical School) embraces a new framework that goes beyond her experience as a physician and researcher to embrace the hard-won knowledge of patients and their families. She writes that she and her colleagues are now investigating "all sorts of brain and body indicators," including brain scans, environmental factors, metabolism, etc. The author explains that the more she worked with patients the more she was faced with a choice--" 'to see what I believed' or 'believe what I see.' " Either she would accept traditional wisdom that autism was a genetically determined, incurable brain disorder or recognize "the extraordinary capabilities and changes [she] saw in her patients." Taking the latter path, Herbert began to reject the view that autism is a primarily a genetically determined, neurological disorder. She reports anecdotal evidence of remarkable improvement in autistic children who appear to have digestive problems assimilating gluten or casein when these were eliminated from their diet. Herbert also notes that neurologists are "slowly recognizing the many crucial roles played by glial cells" in the brain. These make up 85 percent of the brain and play a critical role in the brain's immune system and facilitate the functioning of neurons. The author speculates that autism may be caused when they malfunction rather than by neurological problems. Her message to caregivers is clear and simple: Autistic symptoms should be treated using a whole body approach--"go for the extraordinary." An important book with broader implications than its specific subject.COPYRIGHT(2012) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Library Journal
November 1, 2011
Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital neurologist Herbert argues that autism is not a deficiency of the brain but the brain's reaction to bodily disorder stemming from various triggers, namely, specific foods, environmental toxins, viruses, and stress. She's courting controversy here, but she is an internationally known expert in the field. And her book is a Harvard Health Publication, which says something; HHP books have big reach. Important for many readers.
Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Booklist
March 1, 2012
The frequency of autism diagnoses is on the rise. Better treatments for the disorder are not on the upsurge. Herbert and Weintraub's guide is neither an insurrection nor a radical transformation. Rather, the book reports on genuine success stories of children and adults whose autism improved. Simple tips and safe tactics for assisting individuals with autism are included. Little changes have the potential to bring about significant results. Autism involves the entire body and not just the brain; consequently, the authors emphasize the impact of environment on this illness. Especially important are food, stress, toxins, and microbes. Information about isodicentric chromosome 15, mitochondrial abnormalities, glial cells (the brain's glue ), stimming, and a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet is presented. Childhood vaccination is encouraged. Providing support to children and reducing the burden of illness on them are crucial. Underestimating their ability to improve should be avoided. Love must be unconditional. Individuals living with autismpatients, family members, and caregiversdon't have it easy. This book does not supply a solution but rather offers commonsense advice and compassion.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.) -
Library Journal
March 1, 2012
Herbert (neurology, Harvard Medical Sch.), after years of research and treating children, has developed a new way of seeing autism. Here, she discusses possible causes of autism and strategies for limiting its negative impact and increasing its positive impact on an individual's development. She looks at the body as a whole system and considers how the environment, food, viruses, and stress can affect the body and brain. She uses many examples from her own practice to illustrate how the changes she recommends have benefitted the behavior and health of her patients. VERDICT An in-depth, scientific--yet hopeful and positive--look at how the brain and body work together as well as how eliminating toxins and better supporting the immune system through nutrition can have a positive effect on the symptoms of autism.--L.J.
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