Mother Warriors
LC Class | RJ506.A9 M4254 2008 | |
Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds is the fifth book published by New York Times bestseller list, and has more than 200,000 hardcovers in print after five printings. Many of McCarthy's assertions within the book, such as that she cured her son's autism and the benefits of chelation are highly disputed within the medical and scientific community, as chelation therapy has been fatal in at least one instance.[2] The foreword was written by her son's pediatrician, Jay Gordon.[3]
Summary
The book shares the personal stories of several families fighting
Defeat Autism Now!) doctors who are sympathetic to the widely discredited hypothesis that autism is caused by mercury in vaccines.[4]
References
- ^ Excerpt: "Mother Warriors". ABC. Good Morning America. September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- S2CID 28656831.
- ^ Gorski, David (20 October 2008). "Dr. Jay Gordon: Pediatrician Warrior". ScienceBlogs. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Stephen Barrett, M.D. (2 June 2015). "A Critical Look at Defeat Autism Now! and the DAN! Protocol". Quackwatch. Retrieved 14 May 2017.