01684cam a2200361 4500 339237512 TxAuBib 20100707120000.0 080813s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008035538 9780316008235 0316008230 (OCoLC)244177192 TxAuBib Isaacson, Rupert. The Horse Boy : A Father's Quest to Heal His Son / Rupert Isaacson. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009. 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 crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected? 20090604. Isaacson, Rowan. Isaacson, Rupert. Autistic children United States Biography. Autistic children Family relationships Case studies. Parents of autistic children United States Biography. Autism in children Treatment Case studies. Horses Therapeutic use Case studies. Human-animal relationships Case studies. Fathers and sons Case studies. Austin (Tex) Biography. ALEML