Actress Jenny McCarthy's best-selling memoir of raising and healing a child with autism has drawn much attention to the developmental disorder - along with a fair amount of debate over the validity of her approach.

McCarthy couldn't care less about the latter.

"To me, helping thousands and thousands of families far outweighs any kind of negativity," McCarthy said. "I love knowing that what worked for me worked for thousands of others. But it's like chemotherapy - it works for some, not others. But it's worth a try."

The actress and author - who already had penned three books on motherhood - became the willing poster girl of autism, going public with her son's struggle in May. Her fourth book, "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism" (Dutton) detailing her battle with her son Evan's disorder from diagnosis at age 2 1/2 to recovery, was released in September Read Full Article...

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