The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be

I have been working with a family member to reverse his autism symptoms most of his life, using the DAN approach, gluten free-casein free diet, and many other techniques one reviewer here scoffs at. Guess what --THEY WORK! I am a highly educated Mom who had the luxury of time to research all of this back before it was mainstream. I read the pub-meds. I read the science. It's all true. I'm so glad I never saw the doctor who wrote the negative review here *(one star) and that I didn't listen to those like him.Instead, figuring they would have the motivation and integrity to tell the truth, I listened to doctors who were recovering their own autistic children, toxicologists, and OTHER PARENTS. Thank God I did because if I had waited for the consensus of those whose lack of imagination could not envision any path but the current thinking, my family member would not be about to start mainstream school this week. Whether that reviewer wants to believe it or not, treating my family members condition AS IF it were caused by toxins in our current world (ochams razor) rather than as if it were some weird coincidental thing that was rarer than rare in the previous generation but oddly 1 in 20 boys in this one---was the key to bringing him back. Listening to people who pretend it is normal to have exploding diapers, that we just didn't "notice" the hand flapping kids in the 1960-s--brought me no answers. Instead, I listed to those who said "obviously these children are the canaries in the coal mine and something is wrong NOW" "Obviously these kids were fine and then they weren't--SOMETHING happened to them".This book, by a mainstream doctor out of Harvard, is going to help many, many, many parents of autistic children dissolve the mask of autism that obscures their child's expression, the fog that clouds their brain, and midwife them back to the world we are all in, to much joy.And my favorite line in her book is "autism is a state" meaning they can shift OUT Of this state. Very, very hopeful message. I can't wait to try those suggestions I have not yet tried. I can't wait to see my family member "all the way back".THANK YOU DR HERBERT! ! ! !

Despite over forty years of research connecting symptoms to the disease process that we call autism it is still considered a psychiatric disorder that is not medically treatable. This book explains in very readable language why autism is a disease and a treatable disease. It is not a medical book for practitioners to use to treat the disease but it does give changes, and why they might be helpful, a parent can make in their child's life that might prove beneficial. It also discusses some treatment options that are currently available for children with autism that are harmful and why they are harmful. The first part of the book is about the science and the second half about rehabilitation. Autism occurs at critical stages of child development and stops or greatly retards development. Medical Treatment can make the child healthier but the child has to be taught what he has missed. Parents sometimes think it as an either/or proposition; either I go the ABA route of the medical, when in actuality it is the combined approach that will give the best outcome. Dr. Herbert did include the fact that agents are being developed that might be very helpful in the treatment of this disease in the future. This information has been available for some time for people who know where to look but somehow, it is never in the media. I wonder how many families give up in despair because they have absolutely no hope? This book will give everyone hope!This book is a step (and I hope a huge one!) in changing the way we think about autism in this country. I am telling all of the families in our clinic to read this book, putting it on our website and every listserve I am on.Thank you Dr. Herbert!

When I saw that Martha Herbert had an autism book coming out I was thrilled. She is one of the few that really "get it", meaning that she really wants to get to the root of what is causing autism and not use the "faulty genes" excuse to ignore the behaviors and medical issues so many of our kids have. This book is loaded with insights from her work as a neurologist and autism research...research that that mainstream medicine and the media has been denying even exists (even while it continues to pile up). Every parent/loved one of an asd individual, and even folks with asd needs to know this information is out there. It describes autism as a reaction to disruptions in the body itself, not hard-wired faulty genes that we have been told to believe. (isn't it odd that we have a modern epidemic of faulty genes?) Infections, nutrient deficiencies, allergies, immune and gut issues, toxins, etc., add up and overwhelm the system. This book is fascinating, easy to read, and offers so much hope. Lot's of deep science but written in a friendly fashion. I just ordered another copy to give to my pediatrician. Thank you Martha!

Gives a very well thought out answer to autisms struggles. Very insightful and helpful ideas with credibility. This author does not make any far fetched claims and is very thoughtful about the ideas he presents. He is clear that he does not have all the answers but that there is much that can be done to help and possibly completely dimish symptoms. He is not selling anything, but is showing the possibility of hope, that autism may not always have to have the continuity it has right now. There are some changes that can be made that can make large improvements in behaviors. It does not claim to be a cure all necessarily but a help at the very least. The author is very reasonable and does not make any outlandish claims. The writing is easy to understand without the feeling of belittlement.

Das Tolle an diesem Buch ist, dass sehr viele Aspekte von Autismus behandelt werden. Mir gefällt die Herangehensweise, Veränderungen nach ihrem Risiko und zu erwartendem Nutzen pragmatisch zu beurteilen. Sehr empfehlenswert, bitte nicht von dem reißerischen Titel abschrecken lassen, das Buch ist differenziert und seriös geschrieben.

I learned a lot that I didn’t know and this book has given me direction and a place to start with my 16 month old son who is exhibiting a lot of ASD symptoms. Armed with this knowledge, I know what I can do to help him and what to look for. I particularly loved the perspectives from people who have autism, it’s changed how I see my son and how I approach him, I want to see his world the way he does so thank you.

Very good book

Una guida per genitori completissima e spassionata scritta da un'autorità in materia di autismo. Personalmente no he tratto tantissima ispirazione. Consigliatissimo ai genitori di bambini nello spettro autistico e non.

I loved this book and how she pulled together all the elements that encompass the ASD child to give a true profile - not just the pieces which are creating havick with families who are feeling out of control.It gave me renewed hope on how to honor and respect what the ASD child is experiencing.