Temple Grandin
“Martha Herbert’s book gives us a new approach to understanding how autism affects many different body systems. It is essential reading
for learning more about sensible biomedical treatments.”
—TEMPLE GRANDIN, author of Thinking in Pictures and The Way I See It…
Robert L. Hendren
“Dr. Martha Herbert is a brilliant researcher, clinician, and thinker. She makes new “translational” connections between what we know about the causes of autism and novel, health-based approaches to improve the lives of people with autism. The Autism Revolution offers hope and practical guidance to heal your child’s whole body system in a sincere, straight-forward, style. It will be an important book for everyone who knows someone with autism or has an interest in the…
Kirkus Review
Publication Date: April 1, 2012
A neurologist breaks with professional orthodoxy to shed new light on the diagnosis and treatment ofautism.
In her debut, Herbert (Neurology/Harvard Medical School) embraces a new framework that goes beyond her experience as a physician and researcher to embrace the hard-won knowledge of patients and their families. She writes that she and her colleagues are now investigating “all sorts of brain and body indicators,” including brain scans, environmental factors, metabolism,…
Booklist
Publication Date: March 1, 2012
The frequency of autism diagnoses is on the rise. Better treatments for the disorder are not on the upsurge. Herbert and Weintraub’s guide is neither an insurrection nor a radical transformation. Rather, the book reports on genuine success stories of children and adults whose autism improved. Simple tips and safe tactics for assisting individuals with autism are included. Little changes have the potential to bring about significant results. Autism involves…
Stephen M. Shore
“Combining meticulous, world-class research on autism’s biomedical causes and treatment with an artful presentation of the condition as a whole-body phenomenon, Martha Herbert elevates to a new level the thinking about, understanding of, and developing of interventions for supporting individuals on the autism spectrum. The Autism Revolution is a unique and valuable resource.”
—Stephen M. Shore, EdD, assistant professor of special education at Adelphi University…
