Share Thoughts About Jenny McCarthy's Book and Q&A on Oprah's Site
Given that Evan clearly has physical symptoms in addition to those of autism (withdrawal, lack of language skills, etc.), it makes perfect sense that Jenny sought biomedical therapies to help. And, based entirely upon ancedotal experience (I'm not a doctor!), it seems likely that children who combine autistic symptoms with physical symptoms such as gastrointestinal problems are MOST likely to do well on a special diet. Some also seem to improve with certain nutritional supplements.
In addition to looking at Jenny's book, I went back to the Oprah website to read the Q&A's. Jenny's responses seemed very sane to me, and I was impressed that she was clear about the fact that every child is different - and that her child, while much improved, still has very real issues to content with. Another point that Jenny clarified in her Q&A's (which I think is VERY important) is this: while experts often suggest there is a "window" during which therapy can help, that "window" never closes!
Here are a few quotes from the Oprah sit:
JM: Things I didn't get to on the show that Id like say… First I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV… This is just what I did for my son and every child is different.Have you read Louder than Words? I'll be posting a review next week - but would love to read your thoughts!Q: What do you mean by window? Is there an age the window is shut for good?
JM: I was referring to a window of time. The best outcomes seem to happen with early intervention from ages 2 to 6. The window does NOT close. Kids and even adults can get better with treatment. Besides diet, supplements and detox I also recommend a therapy called RDI. Its like a behavior therapy but teaches the parent to become the therapist. It does great things for ALL ages of kids on the spectrum....
Q: Does the "window" mean the gluten-free, casein free diet won't help an older child?
JM:It could help at any age. It did wonders for me!!!!
Q: Have you met with more resistance as your child gets better? How do you handle it when your child has made such improvements that people stop thinking its important to address the rest of the issues?
JM: I'm a little confused with this question but I will say this… As Evan recovered, people would tell me that he was misdiagnosed, which made me happy and pissed at the same time. Evan worked so hard to get where he is today and for anyone to knock that breaks my heart. Now just because he made great improvements does NOT mean I'm going to give up addressing any other issues that might be lingering around. Whenever there is resistance from anyone along my path, that are quickly removed from our healing circle. I always move forward and stay away from road blocks.
Comments
Thank you for getting the word out there. I want more info from the center for disease control about the gluten and food issues related to autism. there was all kinds of news and rushes to get food info when there was contamination in pet food products, wasnt that contamination in the wheat and gluten in the PET food. what about our kids! Thanks to Jenny for her word to get out there.
I am lucky that my kids are “normal”. But after hearing Jenny on Opera, I ran right out and purchased her book. My hart breaks for everyone who is going though this with their children and/or family members. Thanks for bring this subject to light. I am going to help with everything I can for those in need.
Our son Was diagnosed with PDD-NOS in October of last year. My countless hours of internet research, stacks of books, and hours and dollars spent on OT, PT, Speech Therapy did not have the impact on my husband the way seeing Jenny McCarthy on Dateline Friday did. Whatever it takes to get more Dads involved in what is often a solo mission for Moms, married and otherwise. Thanks to Jenny for putting herself out there!
I was so impressed by Jenny McCarthy’s willingness to speak about her child’s battle with autism and how she wouldn’t give up on him. I am inspired by her willingness to talk about the immunizations shots and their connection to autism. Advocates have been trying to get this information out there for years and have met with a lot of resistance from the medical establishment in our country. She is a perfect example of how doctors can make a parent feel pressured into making a decision without sufficient background information on a drug and its side effects. In most cases parents assume the doctor knows best and so they agree to having their child injected with something that can be harmful if not deadly. I pray Jenny’s mission to spread the word about autism will inspire other mothers to take a stand and protect their children from this debilitating disease. THANK YOU Jenny!!!
Untold damage has been done to the autism community by giving 90% of families false hope. As People magazine noted, only 10% of autistic kids recover. And that’s because they were misdiagnosed to begin with. More and more, autism is becoming a medical fad, where behavioralists make millions. True autistic people aren’t cured, they are only treated. Don’t give parents false hope. Jenny’s son presents normal to me. And the fact he is so articulate is a complete joke as far as him being autistic! Give me a break. Are people that naive? This kid is NOT autistic. God bless him, he’s got seizures and most definately had some real problems. And no doubt Jenny is a fabulous mom who loves her kid. But for God’s sakes, I’m tired of the media jumping on the autism bandwagon everytime a kid flaps his fingers or lines up legos. That doesn’t illuminate autism! Autistic people live in a world of their own, they don’t understand social cues, they don’t tell People magazine reporters what they did with their mom on a trip or explain why they flap their arms. This is a child with either epilepsy that caused mild brain damage or was just developmentally delayed with seizure disorder and caught up. I am stunned that people don’t see this. On top of all this, you have every autism group after McCarthy to be the spokeswoman. That’s like having a person with the flu becoming the spokesperson for breast cancer.
Samantha – to be fair, autism is a spectrum disorder. At least for the time being, people with Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism are included under the autism umbrella. That means that people diagnosed with autism are, in fact, out there writing books, appearing on TV, and presenting themselves at conferences. They may have severe sensory issues, difficulties with social interaction, etc., but they are as functional as Jenny’s son Evan appears to be.
To be honest, I am hopeful that researchers will soon be able to parse out the different “brands” of autism so that we can be more accurate in our use of the term. Right now, “autism” is such an incredibly broad term that it’s tough for anyone to really know what it means!
Lisa
Samantha,
I agree with you. I tried everything that Jenny did for her son. None of the biomedical treatments worked and I believe my son is autistic to his very being. He never developed normally but is very healthy-no physical problems with bowels, seizures, etc. I truly believe that there is classic autism and there are autistic-like symptoms caused by other physical problems. When these physical problems are addressed, the autistic like symptoms are lessened. My son, however, has classic autism. I cringe whenever someone reads an article about a child that has “recovered” and then says something like-”oh, I guess you didn’t receive the right therapy at the right time”. Please. We have enough to deal with without more guilt heaped on us. My autistic child is 10, he is constantly yet slowly improving which he probably will be for the rest of his life. Barring a medical miracle, he will remain seriously affected by his autism. What we need is for people to understand and have compassion and acceptance for those on the more severe end of this spectrum.
There has been a long term debate concerning whether certain foods and food additives affect humans, young and old alike. The traditional medical community has usually shunned the anecdotal findings and preferred to make treatment determinations based on the medical literature. Instead of driving all of her “medical pearls”, she, and others, may have a keen interest in contacting an organization that has been working on these issues for more than three decades at ooconsultants@consultant.com
I am the Mom of 3 ASD kids, a 6yo son and 4 1/2yo boy/girl twins. I thank God we’ve never experienced seizures. I also thank God for my 3 beautiful children. I am amazed at the mother I’ve become because of, not in spite of Autism. My kids are all GFCF, no dyes ,additives or preservatives, on Omega 3 and we are firguring out how to start them on methyl B12 again ( very expensive and not covered. As always very frustrating.) Canada is lacking so many services for our kids and for us everything we try is cost x 3. I want to thank-you for sharing your lives with the world. I hope awareness will make people less judgemental and show some compassion when I need to be out and about with my wee 3. Bless you. B-J
Autism is genetic. It has been proven repeatedly through a number of reputable scientific research studies, most notably the recent research paper by Dr. Peter Szatmari and Dr. Stephen Scherer where 1,600 FAMILIES with at least one autistic child. The bottom line is that autism is a neurological difference, not a disease or a disorder. Co-morbidities can be improved through diet and such, but it will not cure autism because one can no more cure autism than cure brown hair or long feet. When non-autistics stop trying to ‘cure’ autistics, they will realize that we are fine just the way we are. Countless studies have proven that thimerosal and mercury do not “cause” autism. Environmental factors may exacerbate autism but it certainly does not cause it. For those who are so set on curing autistics, take some time out of your busy day and actually speak to a higher functioning autistic and learn about the gifts that autism brings to the world instead of focusing on the deficits that non-autistics falsely perceive in autistics.
I am a psychologist and a mother of two healthy boys. I work extensively with autistic children and their families. Although is is interesting to hear Jenny McCarthy’s perspective as a mother, the statements that she is making about the MMR vaccine and “reversing” autism are simplistic and dangerous. According to extensive research by the CDC and the AMA, there is no empirical research that supports the claim that there is a link between the MMR and autism. I know many families that are dealing with autism and many noticed signs way before their children were vaccinated. Other families stopped vaccinating their children but these children are also autistic. Urging families to not vaccinate is dangerous!!! And autism is not “reversible” as Jenny is stating. There are certainly many treatment options available that can successfully reduce the severity of certain symptoms, but it is a life long disorder. If only it was that simple to change the diet!! For many children that do improve drastically, thay may have been mis-diagnosed at the start. We should be listening to the medical community for our FACTS and not a celebrity that may have personal motives in her book writing and interviews to further her career. I am glad that people are interested in learning about the disorder but we should be careful about who the source it that we are listening to!!
I have a grandson, Noah, 2 1/2. Noah has no speech and exhibits other signs of autism. His father, my son, is a MD, psychiatrist and I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TELL my son that I think Noah has signs of autism. I would like Jenny or someone to contact me to advise me HOW to bring up the subject to my son. Thank you. my e mail address is mickeymouseone@excite.com
I have a 4 yr old dx’d w/ PDD-NOS,
I believe that it is genetic, and things in the environment trigger it. That’s why our kids have so many different symptoms. I have met parents who belieced that is was a vaccine, then their next child was born and not vaccinated, and had autism. I also believe that certain therapies work for differnt children, GFCF diet did not work with my son, he had no physical symptoms. Even when they do work, the core is always going to ABA therapy, which is the only medically and clinically proven therapy that works.
At the end of the day, if they are off diets they still need training from ABA to get them thru their life.
I’ve never written a comment to anything but feel compelled to write one here. I too was eager to read the book. Most of us moms would move mountains for our children. I just don’t understand why Jenny thought it was necessary to use the “f” word over & over in such an inspiring book not caring who she would offend. I’m disappointed that she prayed and referred to God numerous times during the book and thanked the Mormons for their help AND used the profanity all together. Jenny, this was a moving book, it was irresponsible for you to include the distasteful language. For many of us, that word is the worst one of all, shame on you, what’s wrong with freakin’? I’m praying that these words come to light for you. Thank you for the book.
Cindi Else
Mother of Austin Else 12 yrs old
I am a mother of a 2yr old with mild autism and I have been working with autistic children for 12 years. First, I did make a mistake and vaccinate my child because I had been brainwashed that vaccines were unrelated. Then I found out that all these studies that show no relationship are performed by those who make vaccines, and make money from them. Autism groups want the govt. to create an independent group of experts to do these studies so they are unbiased. Second, common sense says this is not just a genetic disorder. Genetic disorders don’t go from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 150 in 20 years. Genetics don’t work that fast, not even close, it would take thousands of years and maybe hundreds of thousands of years. Third, I know Jenny McCarthy and Evan did have autism, she has plenty of video of him before treatment and he was as autistic as the day is long. 30% of all autistic children have seizures. The biomedical community has made major gains in their research and parents need to pay attention. The 10% that are recovering used bio-medical along with educational therapies and even if they don’t completely recover, they can still have less autistic traits than before. As for profanity, I can understand that would offend some people. She is big about staying true to how she feels, so for me the profanity made the story more real. Good luck to all who are fighting for your children, we can’t give up hope!
I just experienced the WORST of nightmares with my 4 yr. old grandson with Autism/Non-Verbal. He is currently being “treated’ for yeast by a DAN doctor (?). He is in the most SEVERE pain with cramping, legs drawn up, crying, sweating, look of despair looking up at you and it broke my heart. DAN doctor says “give ginger” to alleviate the pain. The child is in the MOST SEVERE pain – I would compare it to labor pains with the sweating and the legs pulling up. Autism is NOT curable and Jenny McCarthy (with her self imposed “spokesperson” agenda) has opened up a world of false HOPE for the parents and NOTHING but suffering for the children with WHAT in her mind??? She is on a “band-wagon” for some reason but WHAT it is – I don’t know. I just know that she has made HER AGENDA FASHIONABLE in a real sad world of no promises and the bodies of these children are supposedly already OVERLOADED with toxicities and she recommends adding tasteless food & so, so many new additives to their little bodies with a guarantee of nothing!!! All I know – I have NEVER seen a child in as much pain as my 4 yr. old grand-son had today!! NEVER!!! I do NOT believe she is aware of the TRUE MEANING of AUTISM but is writing books, traveling extensively (where is her child at??) and DAN doctors (?) are usually NOT covered by insurance > YES, there is a reason > NOTHING is proven for the elaborate cost. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT DAN DOCTORS ARE “NOT” ANY BETTER THAN PEDIATRICIANS AND THEY KNOW IT. This FAD of giving “false hope” to a desparate parent has got to stop > Jenny,give me a SURE – PROVEN comment on the cure and if you can’t > WHY make these children suffer through diets, chelations, yeast removal > > what my grand-son is now experiencing with horrid pains. Autistic children are just that > children!!!!! THEY ARE NOT EXPERIMENTS WITH FALSE HOPES. Use something else for all of these experiments > DO NOT put these children through this excruciating pain for what??
Let me say that the yeast dump can be slower and less painful-gradual is less stressful on the body, ask his doctor. My youngest daughter has lived the same experiences as Evan (other than those unbelievable seizures). I didn’t think autism either because I was uneducated on the spectrum idea-all I’d ever seen was headbanging, rocking, etc. My OT has described these kids as having a biomedical condition that looks like, and presents as, autism. Asbergers is a very different condition, and yet it was called autism for many years. There is a herpes virus that if untreated looks just like severe autism. Hopefully Jenny’s story (which I felt like I was reading my own-without the jumping up and down) will help get the funding to rename this condition. Yes, there are those 1-in-10,000 autistic kids who would have always had these challenges, and the diet and medical changes won’t help. But if we can remove the 1-in-150 ratio by treating the others and taking them out of the overcrowded therapies to make room for the others, I say, let’s save every one of them. My 6 year old daughter gained speech, was potty trained and her minor (in comparison) seizures stopped when we went GFCF, took supplements, chelation. She had an 8 hour staring seizure every time she got a vaccination (so we stopped them), cramped and screamed for hours after every bite of cheerios (every baby’s staple first food). I hear my child could not possibly be autistic because she ‘looks so normal’, because she is a girl, because she is relatively social and needed to be held constantly (she required deep tissue pressure-still does). She, like Evan, has come so far that they will lead lives on the ‘normal’ scale (geez, I hate that word) and just be quirky people. For those Moms (and I know many) who will live with very little change in their kid’s condition, those who are fundamentally autistic, I say, help us change what this other biomedical thing is called. Let’s give our stories, our money (what’s left-ha!) and sort out the levels and layers of this umbrella of autism so that we can correctly identify those who need medical care including diet and supplements and get all of the medical community to see what changes would make the differences. Then and only then can the funding go to improve the quality of the therapy for truly autistic kids and help them find the silver linings that they all have. I applaud every mom who will spend her whole day at ‘the clinic’ and shuttling the other kids in between. We are many and as always, it is up to us to change this monster of a problem. Let’s applaud Jenny using her visibility to open the dialog on this ‘other’ biomedical problem that is called autism and LET’S FIX IT! Are you with me? Let’s go get ‘em, one kid at at time!
hello, my name is erin sullivan and i am 29 yrs. old. i’ve recently discovered that my 20 month old daughter is autistic. it’s been a real life nightmare. not that she is bouncing of the walls from this horrible disease, but really because she doesn’t do normal things at all. how do i explain? well, for example, when someone comes over, let’s say uncle, ant, or grandma, she doesn’t acknowledge them or look at them or say hi or anything. she’s in this whole nother world. zoned out. playing repetitiously with her toys, as if it were choreographed each time she engaged herself in a new project. a mental project if you will. autistic children don’t know the meaning of purposeful play. my child swipes away a doll if i try to put it in her face for a kiss. she collects toys rather than play with them. she lines things up, like blocks, (six sided blocks), by either color or number or letter or picture etc… she will become very focused on something so non-complex, for as long as i let her, it’s frightening. she preffers to play alone, avoiding any contact with other children.
my daughters name is cameron, and i can’t even write enough about her to explain what my husband and i are going through. i don’t even know who will be reading this, but if you have any advice or questions about your own child, please feel free to contact me at my e-mail. jewell9315@sbcglobal.net i am doing early intervention at my house with specialists twice a week for cameron. she is my first child and i cry about once a week because of this, and that’s alot, considering there are so many other things to stress about these days. could it really be as easy as taking out the gluten in her diet? i’ll try anything. i really don’t know why i was chosen to raise an autistic child. i’m really doing my best and providing her the treatment possible. i don’t know what else to do. help. erin sullivan
I have a handicapped child with 18q-syndrome. Even though it isn’t autism, THANK YOU for saying some of the things that all parents feel at one time or another during these very trying times! I wanted (and did!) talk like a truck driver to drs., nurses, multiple people that couldn’t give me any answers! Thanks again.
Jenny McCarthy is a dangerous and highly misinformed person. Immunizations have saved millions of children over the past several decades. There is absolutely no hard evidence linking autism with immunizations. I warn all parents (which I happen to be)to look at this objectively. As a Reg. Nurse with over 30 years of public health experience I can atest to the effectiveness of vaccines. I’ve seen this in the US and third world countries I have been in. Ms
MeCarthy should stick to show buisness and let the professionals deal with this. Her guilt over her son’s autism should not deter parents from insisting that thier children be properly immunized. I truly empathize with her situation, but immunizations work and her stance has truly jeopordize many children’s lives.
As an adult on the spectrum, I have a few things to say about all of the arguments surrounding the community. I have autism, albiet mild, and I can’t figure out why all of the adult autistic people are so angry about finding a cure for autism. I have spent most of my life in a fog, because I am too tired to get out of the fog. I definitely have some medical issues that make my autism worse. I’m not saying that autism can be cured. I’m just saying that the medical issues can be addressed which would help the kids. I have a son who is autistic and I am doing biomed with him.
To Craig in comment #20, and to those like him, the fact that vaccines prevent certain diseases is NOT in debate. My question to Craig would be are we preventing these childhood diseases at too high a cost? When 1 in every 166 children in America is now diagnosed with ASD, and with most parents reporting that symptoms began shortly after the child received vaccines, we should slow down and err on the side of caution here.
What Jenny McCarthy and other parents have witnessed (our family included) is a shocking regression in their children AFTER vaccination. The true question here is WHAT IS IT ABOUT THESE VACCINES THAT CAUSES THIS REGRESSION? The government has the answer, and has known the cause for years now.
In 2000, the CDC did a study on this, looking at the medical records of 100,000 children. The results were given to a 52 member ’select’ group of top officials from the CDC, WHO, FDA, and the pharmaceutical industry at a secretive meeting in Norcross, Ga.
The results of the study showed that Thimerosal, a preservative used IN the vaccines which is 50% Mercury by weight was the cause of a host of neurological problems in children and the culprit of the rise in autism. Thimerosal, created by Eli Lilly back in the 1930’s, did not undergo the rigorous testing other such drugs now do because it was “grandfathered” in.
The results of the CDC study announced that day to this clandestine group set off a panic in the gov’t and drug industry, fearing potential lawsuits from the effected children. There was a mad scramble to cover up the data. The top official from the World Health Organization John Clements even said at that meeting (roughly quoted here) “I think we can agree that the results of this study could have been predicted. This study should have NEVER been done because now, with the Freedom of Information Act, the parents and attorneys of these children will be able to find out what we talked about here today. You need to worry about how this is going to be ‘handled’ and keeping this information out of ‘less qualified’ hands.” The other officials openly shared his fear of the public “finding out” about the results.
Mr. Clements was right because the results DID get out. You don’t have to take my word for it, you CAN read the transcripts of this meeting online, and see for yourself how they conspired to hide the truth.
Search for The Simpsonwood Transcripts, they are avaliable online for free.
Sorry if I went on rant here, but I get very tired of people like Craig heaping the blame on the parents (”Her guilt over her sons autism”) instead of where it belongs, in the lap of the pharmaceutical industry and the politicians that protect them.
Jenny McCarthy is incredibly brave and I applaud her for coming on television and bringing the subject to the fore.
Look up Deadly Immunity in Salon Magazine and read what Robert Kennedy Jr. wrote about this.
Stay strong parents, the truth will come out eventually.
I have not yet read the book but I watched her on Oprah. I was inspired by the strength and positive nature Jenny has, and I pray that it is increased for her. I admire her honesty and was really happy that she spoke about the effects of childhood immunisation and the negative effects it has on children. This topic needs to be throughouly investigated and massive reform is in need regarding ‘compulsory’ immunisation.
I have a 15 year old daughter with autism. I am so proud of Jenny to come forward and spread the word of autism. Awareness is so important and this disease was crying out for a crusader like Jenny. Whether you have a child with autism or not this disease will effect everyone. This is a world wide epidemic and I as a mother have watched it grow out of control to a staggering one out of 166 children will be born with autism. Your tax dollars are used to educate these children and will be needed to care for these children as adults when their parents are gone. Today one in 166 may be one in 50 in the future. Many families do not have the proper insurance or the financial resources to start intervention at an early age and this fact is detrimental to the future of these children. I was told my daughter would never talk, would never read and would be severly handicapped. I consider myself one of the lucky ones who was able to start intervention at an early age. My daughter was one of the first to attend the intensive intervention program at UCLA with BJ Freeman. The price tag a whopping $10,000.00 a week which was covered under the motion picture insurance. Today my daughter Paris is considered high functioning. She is an avid reader, is verbal and we never stop believing she will one day be employed and capable of living on her own. I am on the same page as Jenny early intervention is everything. I to believe that vaccinations may be the cause of autism or maybe even BPA a dangerous substance used in the production of plastics found in plastic baby bottles and the lining in infant formulas. What I do know for sure is my daughter was born healthy and meeting all her milestones and then one day it was if someone turn the lights off. Try and find an austitic child in an Amish community they don’t exist. Why because they don’t vaccinate. The recent explosion of autism in third world countries aren’t we the ones that sent vaccinations into these countries to vaccinate their children. These are all valid questions that our goverment should be required to answer. Jenny keep up the good work for you may one day be the one that was instrumental in finding a cure for one of the most heartbreaking diseases on the planet.
I am glad that autism problem has beeen focused on . However, my son is 21 yrs old and attending college with supports. I would not consider him cured enough his level of functioning has greatly improved.Is Jenny describing a higher functioning level when she talks about a cure?
Jenny,
I hope you continue your pursuit. Find as many forms of detox and stay with it. You could take a special day a week and do a little more on one day a week with special foods and chelation fluids. I haven’t read your book yet, but Mercury I have read is the common ingredient (THE MAIN PROBLEM) in vaccinations, amalgums (fillings in teeth – 50% Mercury / 30% Silver and then Tin, and other metals) Mercury in any form is the main culprit in these things to causing the breakdown to disease.
You will find also that SIDDS, ALZHEIMERS are also from High Toxicity of Mercury.
You can find out alot more from many studies done, one such book that reveals some of the studies, that initially was showing how the effects of Mercury from Amalgums causes many diseases and imune problems is “DENTISTRY WITHOUT MERCURY” by Sam Ziff & Michael F. Ziff D.D.S.
I just did a test to measure for Heavy Metals (DMSA) it is a urine test; What is interesting is that it does pull out some Mercury, and other Heavy Metals as you do it. I was having severe allergies to pollen at the time and within 24 Hours of starting the 72 Hour Test, that my allergies problem just went away, and I have not had a problem since. I am and have been on several detoxes since May, but this DMSA Test really helped me turn the corner and it also let me know that I was on the right track. You can get more information at “DOCTOR’S DATA”
Jenny…. Never, Never, Never… Never Give Up
P.S. Please stay away from all forms of Diet Sodas, only Stevia and there are some other Natural sources as well.
P.S.S. MSG IS TERRIBLE TOO; Also Known As “NATURAL FLAVORS”
Blessings,
JAMES
I have read all of Jenny’s book with the exception of Mother Warriors (but I plan on reading it soon). I absolutely love Louder Than Words and the no nonsense, plain english language way that Jenny puts everything. I laughed and I cried (more of the latter). Reading her experiences with Evan, through the struggles of seizures to the eventual diagnosis of Autism has made it easire for me to understand and communicate with my client’s parents. She makes Autism understandable. I was reading an article in US Magazine just today, then I looked online at the “blog” after the online version and I was amazed at the amount of criticism she is recieving for even supporting the fight against Autism and for Autism awareness. I was shocked that people would call her a “cash cow” and say that she was “in it for the money, not her son.” and that she “didn’t know anything about Autism.” AGRH! That frustrated me. I’ve been working with children with Autism for almost 3 years now and I’ve seen children who have much more severe cases of Autsim than Evan did, thrive using some of the same techniques Jenny and her son’s doctors used. For someone to say she has no idea what she is talking about or that she is just in it for the money really needs to take a closer look at it, and think before they speak. Jenny is an AMAZING SUPPORTER of Autism research and awareness as well as the MOTHER OF AN AUTISTIC child. I think that makes her quiet qualified to talk about her experiences. Jenny plainly states that she isn’t a docotor, but that she is writting to give her readers (hopefully other parents of children with Autism) a glimmer of hope…something to keep pushing for. And I think she did that! I look foward to reading the new book soon! THANK YOU JENNY! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
Jenny McCarthy is a danger to children and families everywhere.
I found the book of Jerry McCarthy amazing, outstanding, fantastic….. This book is full with information about autistic children “A literary giant”. I am sure that this book will have a life-enhancing impact on parents with autistic kids. I strongly recommend it for parents with autistic children. Best
M. Haidar
Beirut, Lebanon
I just want to say that thanks to jenny mccarthy I m now seeing Dr. Ellis whom is a bio medical Doctor. We are just starting the gluten free diet..we found out my son has no vit. b-12 in his body and we are now giving him vitamin b12 shots, he has strep ( never complained, so I would of never known), he has heavy metal toxins in his urine and is missing some other vitamins. I feel confident with this bio medical doctor..I got in touch with jenny mccarthy’s doc whom has a 3 year waiting list and thanks to his unselfishness, he gave a list of doctors whom he reccomends….and thats how i fond my bio medical doctor..I feel confident that I am now on the right path..go sent us evan and jenny for a reason…
Jenny’s views on Autism and MMR vaccine is very dangerous. There is no valid scientific or medical evidence or studies to support this position. Check out the site Autism watch or Autism diva.