Comments on: Jenny McCarthy says her son has recovered from autism

By: Fd

Fd — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:19:40 +0000

The whole thing is a joke

By: vdantev

vdantev — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:45:37 +0000

Sorry, I’ll trust the medical profession in this instance. There is no cure for autism, just better therapies and a butt-load of parental denial.

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By: jessica

jessica — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:32:39 +0000

hey! as a parent of a child with autism, just want to say that in my limited experience, the higher functioning kids tend to see improvements with the gf/cf diets and with supplements. her son is higher functioning. mine is lower, and we didn’t see any results with it. my question is: if he’s doing so well, why dont we ever see documented footage of him before and after? all i see are 2 minute clips, if that.

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By: bailey

bailey — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:07:46 +0000

Hello? Did anyone actually listen to Jenny? Or read her books? She NEVER said her child was cured.. she said RECOVERED. Jenny is COMPLETELY RIGHT! Autism is a Gut/ Brain connection. If you treat it as such RESULTS HAPPEN. But no one in the medical community wants you to treat it because you will be treating toxic overload caused by aluminium, formaldehyde, and other toxic chemicals that are found in ALL vaccines! Yes, they took the mercury out. But aluminium is still in. aluminium is PROVEN to be toxic.. the amounts giving when getting more than one shot is PROVEN to be toxic. Yet we still do it. We still give our children shots full of stuff that makes them sick. Do you know there are animal parts in some vaccines? Monkeys, cows and pigs? Is that safe? Where is the evidence that it is SAFE? There have been NO STUDIES on this schedule and it’s safety. Jenny is a champion! And I applaud her.

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By: maureen

maureen — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:08:17 +0000

It’s so sad to see so many parents putting another parent down.As parents with children with autism ,we know how it feels when people are judgeing you.I know not everyone believes what Jenny is saying ,But at least she’s speading the word of Autism.How many parents take there child to a dan doctor to see if these doctors can help our children .my son goes to dan doctor also 5 other children in his class.My son is flying through the program at school.His teachers tell me everyday they don’t understand. My answer is God and the help on his dan doctor . God bless all the parents that are affected bye autism.We are our childs voice!

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By: anon

anon — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:51:58 +0000

There have been studies that have found that a large number of autistic children also have inflamed digestive systems. So the diet road is not new.

I have also heard of a lady who treats autistic children in an almost completely opposite way that most doctors recommend with fantastic results.

For any parent with an autistic child I think it is important to explore your options and find what works best for your childs individual needs.

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By: Jinxy

Jinxy — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:21:59 +0000

There have been over 50 studies about childhood vaccinations and autism and none of them found a link between the two events.

I am glad she sees an improvement in her son, but he’s home schooled because Jenny says Evan needs teachers who understand his problems. That his situation is so bad that he can’t attend a regular class, for even one period a day, says he is far from cured and while following many behavioral training systems she sees an improvement – What I see is a woman shilling a book for financial gain that has no basis in reality, and that is a shame to use your son’s illness to make money.

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By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:55:51 +0000

You fix my boy, you show me the way and I’ll teach the world how I did it.” Jenny tells the world more of how she did it in the latest issue of Us Magazine.

Wow, is all I have to say. I am once again stunned with Hollywood celebs self-importance. I am a mother of an autistic child. I know the heartbreak. Wanting to “fix” it, take it away. I have cried out to God. But she is rather arrogant, misguided and off base to say she made a bargain or deal with God which God is not in the bargaining business. You don’t make deals with God… And then, that “she” will teach the world. That is a pretty self-righteous statment. There are thousands of parents, doctors, researchers and people praying and working with and for autistic people but it is SHE who will find the cure and show the world.

The GF/CF diet is NOT new. I have tried it and there are many who swear by it and and have good results. But there are those who have tried it and had little results. It is very individual on the child’s reaction. Also there is a chance her child was misdiagnosed.

While I do think her heart is the right place – I think she does a disservice by claiminig it a “cure” No, no, no Jenny its an INTERVENTION. Like behavioral therapy such as ABA or PLAY or supplements or chelation… GF/CF diet which is only one intervention which helps to reduce some of te symmptoms of autism and in some kids. But it does NOT cure autism. If you took the child off that diet he would likely regress back to familiar old autistic behaviors as before.

I don’t mean to chastise her too hard. But she does come off as another self-absorbed celeb who thinks her child is somehow more blessed and that she will lead the way.. Jenny, you can help raise awareness, talk about the things you have done that have helped your son, and raise money for autism reseach, encourage others, but don’t say you make deals with God and have the autistic cure… It’s really not true.

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By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:55:26 +0000

Saying you’ve ‘recovered’ from autism is like saying you had the flu or some other disease or sickness that you recovered from, no difference at all.

McCarthy’s message is dangerous. The diet has nothing to do with her son’s progress. Nor did the chelation. He didn’t develop like his peers (we are all so concerned with developmental milestones) so he was diagnosed with autism and according to the medical community, this is indeed autism.

Then, he starts talking and acting ‘normal’ so wow, he’s cured! All kids develop skills at different times, for most it’s subtle but for some it’s very obvious. It’s not always this simple but sometimes it just is.

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By: mark

mark — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:24:22 +0000

Jenny, start throwing large sums of money into a psychotherapy fund for your son. Trust me, he’s going to need it.

P.S. And I really do hope and pray that he never had autism to begin with.

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