A new McCarthyism

I did not buy this product, as I wouldn't give the woman a cent, however, my dad bought it for me. He didn't realize that I had no interest in reading it. After letting it sit around a few days, I decided I would read it. After all, you can't complain about the president if you don't vote, and you can't complain about a book you haven't read.
I can't say I love anything about this product, but I can say that my dogs do like it. My dogs do not typically eat books, but this one must be delicious, because they've taken a few bites out of it.
What I dislike about this book, is the entire content. Jenny tells us she's a Google scholar. While I whole heartedly agree that parents are the best advocates for their children, I do not agree that parents should pump their children full of things that have no evidence in their favor. Anecdotes from people with no scientific background just do not suffice, especially when there are stories of children being killed by some of these "cures." McCarthy also downplays the fact that while she was trying all sorts of quack cures on her son, he was also receiving ABA therapy at a top institution. Therefore, we cannot truly say that any of those cures were the reason for his improvement. We can't truly say that it was the ABA either, since it was not received in isolation, but Jenny doesn't want us to realize that.
In McCarthy's world, life with an autistic child is all hell. There is no joy for these children, or for their parents. Unfortunately for her, she couldn't recognize the good traits her son has. It's pretty sad really.