A Gallop Towards Hope: One Family's Adventure in Fighting Autism
When author Rupert Isaacson took his autistic son on a trip to Mongolia to ride horses and seek the help of shamans, he had a gut instinct that the adventure would have a healing effect on the boy. (New York Times Book Review via HSB)
Apr 24, 2009
By MOTOKO RICH
When Rupert Isaacson decided to take his autistic son, Rowan, on a trip to Mongolia to ride horses and seek the help of shamans two years ago, he had a gut instinct that the adventure would have a healing effect on the boy. Mr. Isaacson's instinct was rewarded after the trip, when some of Rowan's worst behavioral issues, including wild temper tantrums, all but disappeared.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/books/15horse.html?_r=2&em
Apr 24, 2009
By MOTOKO RICH
When Rupert Isaacson decided to take his autistic son, Rowan, on a trip to Mongolia to ride horses and seek the help of shamans two years ago, he had a gut instinct that the adventure would have a healing effect on the boy. Mr. Isaacson's instinct was rewarded after the trip, when some of Rowan's worst behavioral issues, including wild temper tantrums, all but disappeared.
Read full article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/books/15horse.html?_r=2&em