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You will never forget the day you heard the words, 'Your child has autism.'
Well, neither will I.
For most, it is a completely life altering experience, leading families onto a confusing path of therapies, conflicting medical opinions, or worse…..no answers at all. This book is designed as an autism 'cheat sheet'; intended to touch each aspect of the autistic person’s symptoms, and then offering treatment ideas in the form of therapies and new medical practices. It is a compilation of seven years of research by the author, streamlined into one place…..in essence, what I wish someone would have handed me at the beginning of the arduous journey. It addresses autism as a medical illness. So take my hand, and follow me inside, don’t forget your research and guidebooks…..as this is definitely the road less traveled……….
Ronna Hochbein has been a practicing Occupational Therapist for 14 years, and is co-owner of a private practice specializing in Sensory Integration. She is certified in Therapeutic Listening, Advanced Listening and Level 1 Samonas Sound Therapy, and has studied biological interventions for autism. Most importantly, she is a mother to three sons, of which is on the autism spectrum.
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I have never faced this heartrending situation of a child with autism, so I have no experience. I have had the fortunate association in with dealing with Hochbein on similarly related issues. Her extensive knowledge of medicines, that they affect your body--for the better, but more so for the worse, is amazing. Prescription medications often do more harm that good. Hochbein has a deep respect for the medical profession, yet knows often a fifteen minute visit with a busy doctor and hastily written prescriptions can leave you worse than before. Such was my case. An Occupational Therapist is like a modern day Sherlock Holmes, unlocking the riddles of why something is happening with your body, and just as importantly, why it doesn't happen.
You hear the pain of a mother when Hochbein writes about the illness of her soon, how a perfectly normal, bright and beautiful child "left us". Very simple words, very emotional. She chronicles her long journey to find the answers and to reach past the standard, pat responses, look for ways to do what they said cannot be done.
As I said, my contact with her was not for Autism, but in an illness that had many of the same roots, and found her information both informative and worth my time. I know if I had a child suffering under this condition, I would desperately want answers, and would be facing the same frustration as Hochbein did. She has given other parents a road map to hope. The book is loaded with resources, treatment suggestion that range from traditional medicine to non-traditional. You have all the information compiled here - websites, case studies, on-line groups for help and support, diets, stats and books.
A very valuable tool that is a must read for any parent facing the same situation.
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Since I have no prior knowledge or experience with the topic of autism, Hochbien's book, Come What May, was both enlightening and concerning. It made me aware that Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (D.S.M.-IV), can happen to a child who has been normal in every way. Such was the case of her own son, who was two years old when he came down with an illness caused by either a virus or bacteria, it is unknown which, and that lasted for one week. It was after this illness that Hochbein says, "he left us."
Ronna Hochbien's medical background and experience as an Occupational Therapist enabled her to delve further into her son's condition in order to go beyond the traditional medical system and produce this much needed reference source that she shares with the reader.
Come What May is loaded with invaluable resources and treatment suggestions, both traditional and non-traditional. It covers specific medical tests, therapies, websites, on-line groups, books, organizations, studies and statistics. The book also provides a Case Study in the final chapter. She discusses the controversy surrounding the autism and the vaccine/thimersol issue, and she presents diet related treatments such as the gluten and casein free/specific carbohydrate diet by Elaine Gottschal,BA MSc.
Come What May is an invaluable tool that parents with a child with autism should have at their disposal.
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