Title: 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
Places: Austin (Tex.), United States
People: Rowan Isaacson, Rupert Isaacson