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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Foreword
PREFACE
Introduction
PART ONE - OUR STORY
Chapter 1 - FLICKERING HEARTBEATS
Chapter 2 - AND THEN WE WERE FIVE
Chapter 3 - THREE TIMES THE LOVE
Chapter 4 - ESCALATING MELTDOWNS AND ODD BEHAVIOR
Chapter 5 - SEARCHING FOR A DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 6 - CHAOS, FLAPPING, AND SPINNING
Chapter 7 - MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR OUR BOYS
Chapter 8 - PRESCHOOL AND THE POLITICS OF AUTISM
Chapter 9 - HOPE, DETERMINATION—AND A PLAN
Chapter 10 - A DEFINITIVE SECOND OPINION
Chapter 11 - THERAPY AND MORE THERAPY
Chapter 12 - VACCINES VERSUS DNA
Chapter 13 - BECOMING AUTISM ADVOCATES
Chapter 14 - A BREAKTHROUGH AND A TRIUMPH
PART TWO - NOT A ROAD MAP BUT A PATH
Chapter 15 - TWENTY THINGS EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW
Chapter 16 - AUTISM THERAPIES AND INTERVENTIONS
AFTERWORD
APPENDICES
Acknowledgements
INDEX
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