The horse boy : a father's quest to heal his son /
Father's quest to heal his son
Rupert Isaacson.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2009.
- x, 357 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 25 cm.
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 idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?
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Isaacson, Rowan. Isaacson, Rupert.
Autistic children--United States--Biography. Parents of autistic children--United States--Biography. Autism in children--Treatment--Case studies. Horses--Therapeutic use--Case studies. Human-animal relationships--Case studies. Autistic children--Family relationships--Case studies. Fathers and sons--Case studies.