Jenny McCarthy's son, Evan, is autistic and she's writing a book called "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism."
McCarthy says that the key to helping children with autism is found more in nature than medication.She says, "I want our children to start each day in silent meditation. I want organic cafeterias, outdoor class sessions... I want it all."
I want her to have it all too. This is a subject I know very little about and I had no idea Jenny McCarthy had a son with autisim. I knew she has a son, but, very little has been made public with him, even photos have been rare, but, her devotion to him has always come through in every article about her. It kind of brightened up my otherwise grouchy Sunday to hear about a celeb who's doing something worth a crap rather than talking doody about diets and fake fashion.
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thanks for posting this during Autism Awareness Month. With a bit of luck and help, by May there should be a lot more people willing to give kids an even break.
Cheers
What a class act Jenny is. Go for it!
Dear Jenny
I watched Oprah tonight and you happened to be her guest. You are owesome mother, great human being. My good friend's grandson was dx'd with autism at the age of 3. He is 10 years old, and I am so sadden by the factthat his mother is in denial and for not wanting to learn about more about the illness.
I also seen Jenny on Oprah and loved how she explained her self and what she had found I learned so much in such a short time just from her. My niece has autism. and having no knowledge of I had no idea even how to talk to my sister about it. I think the world needs to trust mom/ women just a tad bit more we have those instincts that are unexplainable yet always there they nag at us.
Dear Jenny,
I can not that you enough for sharing your story on Oprah, my stepson has autistic behaviors, but my husband and the childs mother are in complete denial. My husband has left me because he feels that our relationship makes his son upset and that is why he acts out. I hope your openess and honesty make more parents indentify with their childs needs and get early intervention, acceptance is the first step and you have shown that no matter who you are we must accept and love our children for who they are, NOT what we want them to be! God Bless you and Evan
i just saw an interview whit Jenny, talking about her autistic son... i start crying and i jumped on my computer to get everything she told on the show. i have an autistic son and he is diagnosed since he's 3 and now he is going to be 6... at the moment, he is regressing, he is violent, he is always in crisis and i just cry every day. seeing that just brought a little hope in my life and a kick to get myself up and saying to myself that it's not my fault if he is like that and that i can do something for him... so what i wanna say is thank you so much Jenny for this little sunshine that you brought me today... keep doing what you do and helping everyone like me who needs it...
At first when I was told that my daughter was autistic, I thought to myself "what did I do wrong?" She was diagnosed at 3 and she's now five. Like everyone, she has her good days and her bad days. She is my world and I wouldn't want her any other way. I love her outlook on life and the way she loves to learn. Autism is a gift.
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