The horse boy

Description:

When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia , the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected? THE HORSE BOY is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. In Mongolia , the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one-of-a-kind story--of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.

subjects: Horses,  Parents of autistic children,  Autism in children,  Fathers and sons,  Family & Relationships,  Autistic children,  Case studies,  Nonfiction,  Biography & Autobiography,  Family relationships,  Therapeutic use,  Human-animal relationships,  Biography,  Treatment,  Texas, biography,  Parents of children with disabilities,  Large type books,  nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2011-04-24,  New York Times bestseller,  Autism,  Austin (tex.),  Family life,  Enfants autistes,  Biographies,  Parents d'enfants autistes,  Autisme infantile,  Études de cas,  Traitement,  Équitation,  Emploi en thérapeutique,  Relations homme-animal,  Relations familiales,  Pères et fils,  Autistic Disorder,  Therapy

People: Rowan Isaacson,  Rupert Isaacson

Places: Austin (Tex.),  United States