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Hope for the Autism Spectrum
October 15, 2008 |
Sallie Kirk joins the ranks of Warrior Moms who have turned author with her new book Hope for the Autism Spectrum(Jessica Kingsley Publishers, September 2008). In her first-hand account of the journey she’s taken through the autism spectrum with her son Will, she describes how her experiences using a biomedical approach served to vastly improve the quality of his life.
As Will’s story unfolds over the course of this 320-page book, readers learn of the many biomedical interventions available - all told from a mother’s invaluable first-hand perspective. A strong proponent of the Defeat Autism Now! approach (a project of the Autism Research Institute -ARI), Ms. Kirk describes with careful detail the progress Will made in the care of a physician skilled at implementing these treatments, and includes( click on) ARI’s Parental Ratings of Biomedical Interventions in the appendix of her book.
Although biomedical treatment is generally recommended as early as possible, Ms. Kirk’s story proves that it’s never too late: she didn’t begin biomedical treatment with Will until he was 11, and it was these very interventions that made a huge difference in his progress.
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