Rupert Isaacson www.horseboymovie.com horseboyfoundation.org Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff were in crisis after their son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, because for Rowan autism meant constant distress, tantrums, and social isolation. His parents sought out the best help and therapies, but little helped ease Rowan’s dysfunctional autism symptoms until the family stumbled upon Rowan’s connection to horses and shamans, which then drew the three of them to Mongolia for “an epic quest for healing.” The Horse Boy is not just different from other autism books — in its depiction of a family who accepts their child for who he is while refusing to stop until they heal that which is causing his misery, it is unique.  I was very inspired by The Horse Boy, by the fact that you sought out your son with autism’s strengths and interests and affinities in horses, in shamans — and did your utmost to…