Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism

Knownforherextremehonestyabouttheeverydaytrialsofpregnancy,motherhood,marriage,anddivorce,JennyMcCarthyhasdevelopedanationalfanbasethathastakenhertotheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistforatotaloftwenty-threeweeks.USATodayrankedMcCarthy'sfirsttwobooksasthefourthandfifthbestsellingbabybooksin2005.Butfewhaveknownthatherson,Evan,hasautism.InLouderThanWords,shetakesthisrevelationtoparentsacrossthecountry,startingadialogueonthiscomplexcondition,muchasBrookeShieldsdidforpostpartumdepressioninDownCametheRain.Writingwiththerawhumorandhonestythathasmadehersopopularwithwomenacrossthecountry,McCarthysharesherson'ssymptomsandherattemptstosortthroughthemazeofconflictingmedicaltheories.WithLouderThanWords,McCarthyshedsmuchneededlightonautismthroughherownheartbreak,struggle,andultimatelyhopefulexampleofhowaparentcanshapeherchild'slifeandhappiness.PraiseforLifeLaughsandBabyLaughs"Divorce,singleparenting,andpost-babystretchmarksmaynotsoundlikefunnysubjectsbutJennyMcCarthymanagestoputahilariousspinonthesetopicsin?LifeLaughs."—InTouch"InLifeLaughs,afteryouguiltilygigglethroughit,you'llfeellikeyou've…sharedheart-wrenchingconfidenceswithaverydearfriend."—Vegasmagazine"Wickedlyfunny…It'sakick."—MinneapolisStarTribune"Ano-holds-barredlookatthejoys,challenges,andhumiliationsofthefirstyearofmotherhood."—TimeOutNewYork"[McCarthy's]honestyisdisarming,funnyandsoboundlessthatyou'llfeelasifyou'reathersideeverystepoftheway."—TheArizonaRepublic