Mother Warriors By Jenny McCarthy- Autism's False Prophet's By Paul A. Offitt

This book is about how celebrity Jenny McCarthy is handling getting her message out about Autism and stories of other mothers who have had success treating their children's Autism with alternative methods.
She states that by diet you can cure Autism.
I am also reading "Autism's False Prophets" along side of it. They are totally different approaches. While Jenny's book is a more in the trenches and an emotional approach. Offitt's book is purely scientific studies. So you have to go where your belief style is.
On this subject, I am more inclined to take Jenny's side. Why? Because I have seen alternative medicine fix things that traditional medicine told me there was nothing to do.
I have never seen or heard Jenny McCarthy on any of the talk shows, so I went into this being blind. But I had heard, many years ago,that through diet you can help this condition. If you have an autistic child, it would be worth the $13.00. What is it going to hurt to get your child B vitamins and no dairy to see if they improve.

My pediatrician suggested I read "Autism's False Prophets" to help convince me of the safety of the MMR shot through studies not linking MMR vaccinations to autism. Although all of the evidence or studies are there, But of course, anyone can do studies to the be convincing of the result they intend I still do not have the peaceful feeling about inoculating my children with this shot. I think it's called "Mother's intuition".
Autism's False Prophets is written by a doctor who worked to help concoct the rotovirus vaccination. Which leads me to the question "Why is an expert on infectious diseases writing a book on treatments for a non-infectious disease?" Actually, all he is doing is trying to dispel all non traditional methods of treating autism. He says he is not apart of the "big Pharma" but really? Honestly, his attitude is a downer. It's like he's slamming the studies in your face and saying "It's not our fault, ain't nothing you can do about it, don't let the door hit you in the butt on your way out."

Both of these books are generated more to parents who have an autistic child, which I do not. I read this book to see if I could ease my fear, to get the MMR shot, it did not work. I still feel the same. This is a personal decision we all have to make.

By The Way: For two of my pregnancies I was not immune to Rubella. My second and my fifth children. They are 13 years apart. My point: the efficacy (how long it lasts) and that shot REALLY stings and hurts even for a tough broad like me!