Gift from My Son: Autism Redefined
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At 12 months old, Benjamin was a normal baby. Betwen 12 to 18 months though--and possibly due to an adverse reaction from a vaccine--Benjamin's language and social skills detoriated rapidly and he began to turn inward. Up to this point, Benjamin's story follows the unfortunately familiar pattern of children who are diagnosed with autism. "Gift from My Son," however, is a story of autism unlike any other.
Avoiding the behavioral therapy approach that is so popular, Lindelien learned to meet Benjamin at his level, as an individual, and was rewarded with insights into the mind of an autistic child that include an altogether new theory about the role of left versus right brain dominance. She also reveals a number of natural medicine therapies that reversed many of Benjamin's worst symptoms.
From the Inside Flap
A Breakthrough Look At Autism
When Keli Lindelien's son, Benjamin, was diagnosed with autism, her life was turned upside down. No longer could she function as a family law attorney or juvenile prosecutor. Now she had a new full-time job: taking care of Benjamin.
But she wanted to do more than merely use behavior-modification therapies to make him fit in. She wanted to understand him and help him. The diagnosis proved to be the beginning of an extraordinary journey.
Combining external research and inner work to enhance her understanding of autism, she searched for and discovered natural medicines and therapies that reversed many symptoms. In the process, she learned to communicate with Benjamin at his own level.
Watching carefully, she discovered that Benjamin's condition included not only disabilities, but also unsuspected abilities. Ultimately, her observation and experience led her to develop a new theory about the role of left-versus-right-brain dominance in autism.
This breakthrough view of autism, told by the mother of an autistic child, includes a comprehensive chart of the progression and reversal of Benjamin's physical symptoms that resulted from a course of natural therapies, tips to parents of autistic children on toliet training and travel, and a description of other resources available.
Gift from My Son: Autism Redefined,Keli Lindelien,Hampton Roads Publishing Company,157174391X,Alternative treatment,Autism in children,Autistic children,Biography,Child Care/Parenting,Children with Special Needs,Consumer Health,Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain),Family & Relationships,Healing - General,Health,Health - General,Lindelien, Benjamin,Parenting - General,United States,Child care & upbringing,Coping with disability,Popular medicine
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