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Summary: Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism By: Roscelin Blanche Villa I. Introduction The story “Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism” is an autobiography wherein it was written by Jenny McCarthy. It has 33 chapters, 202 pages, and another 3 pages for its foreword. Reading the subtitle itself will already give the readers an idea in which what the book is about. So, it is about how she handled the situation and found a treatment to the kind of illness his son Evan have had. II. Summary One morning, Jenny McCarthy woke up feeling that something is wrong so she got up and had some coffee to shake it off. She realized that it was already late so she decided to went to his two year old son Evan and found …show more content…

That flashback made her realized that all the actions she thought was cute and unique are really autistic traits. The doctor gave her another medicine which is a white pills and he noted that it should be taken slowly. As they arrived home, she announced to their family members that Evan has autism. Because Jenny needed to leave to promote her second book, Baby Laughs, she reminded John about the thing to be done and should be noted. When the interview and promotion of her book was done, she directly went home. Jenny was able to talk to a mother who has an autistic child. This lady told her that there is a chance to treat such illness by taking minerals and vitamins and practice of healthy diet. With this, she decided to go to a book store and searched for books about autism to enlighten her. She started applying what she learned and because she is not contented with what knew, Jenny decided to research more. One night, Evan had a fever that caused his heart to beat fast but thankfully he did not seize. She made God as his power source where she get strength and reasons not to give up because she and her husband are not in good terms. When her mother-in-law called and informed her about the autism program at UCLA, she jumped to the opportunity and got herself an appointment. Thankfully, she was able to get a service for Evan’s condition. Jenny is about to apply his son to a class session that one of the UCLA is offering. Unluckily, because there are no slots available as of that time she was directed to call the Regional Center instead. With the continuous help of professionals in Evan’s intake of medicines, treatments and practices to develop him, little by little Jenny was able to pull his son out of his own

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