Jenny McCarthy Has Powers
Jenny McCarthy's son was diagnosed with autism and she believes the MMR vaccine was the cause. She even wrote five books on the subject. Well, thanks to the grace of God and the banishment of evil bread foods, her autistic son is no longer autistic. Jenny says that she put her son on a strict no-wheat, no-dairy diet and his autism eventually disappeared! Or something like that. Before you give her the side-eye, read what she tells UsWeekly:
"I made a deal with God. I said, 'You fix my boy, you show me the way and I'll teach the world how I did it.'" God listened to her and replied, "No bread. No milk. No problem." Jenny listened and that was that! I made up that last part by the way.
Jenny recalls the moment she started to believe that her son was "recovered." It was while he was watching an episode of Spongebob. She said, "I heard Evan laugh...I jumped on the bed and started screaming. When he finally hugged me, I prayed, 'Please God don't let this be the only time.'"
She will continue to be an advocate for autism awareness. Jenny said that she recently tried to speak to John McCain about it, because he's spoken about autism and vaccines before. Jenny said, "McCain had come out and said he thinks there's enough evidence between vaccines and autism, so I got on a helicopter [to meet him for] an on-camera interview. By the time I got there, the campaign manager said, 'He's ahead in the polls, and this is too controversial, and he doesn't want to go one way or the next.'"
I'm sure Jenny replied with, "THAT'S BULLSHIT!"
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Submitted by Celtic_lass on October 17, 2008 - 1:12am.
Angel_i:
I don't know what you mean, that you haven't seen an upswing -- the figures that I stated are not made up by me:
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Weird that I came back in time for this. I think I'm a little psychic, I do that a lot...lol
Anyhoo...I'm not suggesting you made anything up....it's just that numbers don't do a lot for me. In order for things to be calculated they have to be reported. Things are reported in a lot of different ways. If something changes in the reporting...then the numbers change...
When I say I haven't seen it - I mean I see a lot of kids and I do a lot of reading about various organizations (like schools and daycares) and I haven't, personally, experienced any kind of upswing.
And when I say :Are you serious? It just means I question it, not that I don't think it can be true...I'm in Canada too. If it is, indeed, environmental it could be a reason for the disparity.
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I am no effing rocket scientist BUT the autism could have been caused by massive amounts of drugs that floated thru the mansion in the , 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and probably still true to this day.
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Angel_i:
I don't know what you mean, that you haven't seen an upswing -- the figures that I stated are not made up by me:
"In February 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued their ADDME autism prevalence report. The report, which looked at a sample of 8 year olds in 2000 and 2002, concluded that the prevalence of autism had risen to 1 in every 150 American children, and almost 1 in 94 boys. The issuance of this report caused a media uproar, but the news was not a surprise to ASA or to the 1.5 million Americans living with the effects of autism spectrum disorder. Nonetheless, the spotlight shown on autism as a result of the prevalence increase opens opportunities for the nation to consider how to serve these families facing a lifetime of supports for their children."
That came from the Autism Society of America website.
I still have the (circa 1993) ASA brochure handed to me by the preschool administrator where I wanted, hoped, my son could go to school. After one hour, she called me to come and pick him up. That brochure specifically stated the rate of occurrence as 2 to 3 per 35,000 births or 1 in 11,660. 17 years later, it is 1 in 150 (for both genders) and 1 in (I correct myself) 94! males.
I call that an upswing.
Jett Travolta has autism, but Scientology says there is no such thing.
She has done a lot to hurt the cause of autism research and awareness.
She's right about the upswing though. Nationally it's 1 in 150. Part of that is a broader definition, but I fear there really is something environmental, combines with genetics. Not all cases though, and no, Jenny, it isn't reversible, although with training and encouragement you can bring people up to their very best.
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So, the cumulative efforts of thousands of doctors and research scientists can't cure autism, but Jenny McCarthy can? Did it involve nose picking or farting?
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Submitted by Celtic_lass on October 17, 2008 - 12:09am.
We are facing a world-wide crisis
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Are you serious? I haven't seen any kind of upswing in, let's say, the last 10 years...
Are you sure it's just not being diagnosed more often as more "strains" are uncovered...?
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Submitted by Sheeps on October 17, 2008 - 12:01am.
So true, but many people are just trying to survive and really doing what they want isn't an option. A much needed vacation, for me, is still an option.
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When my son was diagnosed as autistic, in 1994, the U.S. national rate of occurrence was 2-3 per 35,000 births, or 1 in 11,660. Today, the world-wide accepted rate of occurrence is 1 in 150 births, and statistics indicate the rate is 1 in 99 for males. (All disorders, developmental or otherwise occur 4 times more commonly in males).
Every few years, someone comes along and makes a claim of his or her child being cured -- by secretin, by gf/cf diets, by gaba injections, by correcting a dysfunctional immune system using protease inhibitors, ad nauseum.
I will not pass judgement on Jenny McCarthy, but I will say this: autism is an epidemic -- and there is no such thing as genetic epidemics. Autism is PROBABLY genetically based, and environmentally kicked into action, whether it be from heavy metals, gluten/cassein, mercury-laced immunizations, chemicals absorbed into the parents' systems and passed along through DNA or via the mother's blood. Whatever, if it hasn't happened in your family, it will at some point.
We are facing a world-wide crisis. Although autism doesn't physically kill, it devastates parents, financially compromises families, isolates the individuals, and after all that, we still have to suffer ignorance and judgement by the larger society who make light of it as a joke.
The best any of us can do is love our child(ren), have expectations of them as you would of your typically-developing child(ren), train them to be contributing members of society -- difficult because very few employers see these people as a benefit, only as misfits. These children are not a burden. It simply means a readjustment of priorities, expanding your world view, re-educating oneself and keeping an open mind. And, by all that is Holy, get the fuck off your asses and fight for your kids' right to an education, to employment, to pursue life, liberty and happiness.
Submitted by Manimal5 on October 17, 2008 - 12:00am.
For most of us, work is just a way to pay for the things you really want to do.
Submitted by Sheeps on October 16, 2008 - 11:52pm.
LOL. Just wishing life wasn't so complicated.
I truly hope Jenny's kid is cured, but her husband needs some help also.
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I work in Special Education, mostly with Autistic kids. I always feel bad when there is some sort of celebration and all the kids get candy or some type of sweet and the kid I work with has to eat a bran muffin or something! Anyway, I don't think her kid is cured. He'll always have autism. I'm sure he is "better" than before, but not cured.
Submitted by Manimal5 on October 16, 2008 - 11:47pm.
Ouuu, no bueno. What is this "work" term of which you speak of?
That's really wonderful for her son. However, I know plenty of parents who have gone gluten-free for their autistic children and No, it isn't really a cure. If someone has Celiac, then yes, of course it is going to help with your health issues. Dietary support is very important for the management, NOT A CURE, of almost every ailment.
Submitted by Sheeps on October 16, 2008 - 11:43pm.
Work...work at home...work...5 mins at dlisted...work. I need a vacation bad.
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Submitted by Manimal5 on October 16, 2008 - 11:38pm.
Hey Mani. I took a break. How are you doing?
Sheeps!
good to see you're back.
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I'm sure parents of an autistic child would be willing to give almost anything a try to help their kid. It might be worth that much.
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One last comment before I get back to drinking: I thought her kick was the dangers of MMR vaccines, but her cure was diet-based. Not logical.
Jenny "attended" Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. I also attended Harvard Med School (auditing one class--well, the last 20 minutes--from the back of the lecture hall--technically, standing in the doorway, really hungover).
You guys can yuk it up about this, but she has a point. I have an autistic person in the family, and avoiding gluten and dairy was one of the things his parents tried. It was weird, but a few weeks without the items and the kid had changed. He didn't make a full-on recovery, but his speech (what little there was) improved and so did his ability to be "present" (for lack of a better word) with the family. Unfortunately, the mother, who is wonderful in many ways, decided that it was too much hassle to keep him on this diet. She started caving to his demands for bagels and milk and his progress stopped. I don't think she sees the direct connection, but I did. The difference in his behavior was remarkable. I have tried, without success, to have her get him back on the diet, but to no avail. I give Jenny McCarthy a lot of credit. I'm sure she's not a perfect person, but it's really hard for me to judge someone who has to deal with so much.
She IS a truly awesome broad.
My daughter has asperger's syndrome (on the autism spectrum) and vaccine's didn't make her that way. She was born with it and diet hasn't helped her. Jenny McCarthy is the mother of ONE child with autism and she is lucky enough to have found the thing that has worked for him. I'm sincerely glad for them both, but this does not make her a fucking authority.
My $0.02.
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You can't "cure" autism, it's primarily genetic. You can, however, take precautions during a child's development to control the expression of the genes. Nutrition is a large factor in the expression of a child's genes during development, but it can't erase the symptoms a hereditary disorder.
Oh, nevermind, that was Hugh Hefner.
God told me to tell you all to shut up. He said don't question his authority or some shit. Damn. Bossy ass.
Submitted by Gabriela on October 16, 2008 - 11:07pm.
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Well said and amen.
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Pity God didn't intimate to her a cure for cancer while he was being so generous. I wonder why other parents who have surely racked up considerable prayer time seeking relief for their own children's autism were not entrusted with the secret cure. I guess God must have a thing for Playmates.
It's ironic that in its quest for immortality, religion itself may lead to our extinction.
Submitted by Hekki on October 16, 2008 - 10:51pm.
I too think it's mainly genetic but something enviromental is kicking it into high gear. I debunk the vaccines. I think it's something so everyday...so obvious... plastics perhaps. Or pesticides. Maybe drug use by one or both parents messing up chromosomes. That type of thing.
100 years from now people will be slapping foreheads and saying DUH! How couldn't it have been so obvious!
First of all, if there is a god, I highly doubt he/she would give two shits and a squirt about this talentless, annoying dumbshit of a person. Secondly, I've dealt with many kids with autism and, despite their parent's best efforts, most don't improve dramatically. Perhaps her son was misdiagnosed. It's not unheard of!
Submitted by angel_i: "But I think she's riding on the kind of sensationalism that is popular among snake oil salesmen... "
Agree with you there, too. I think that's what people are upset with her about - that she might give false hope to people. And that some people will stop seeking therapies in favor of the diet alone. But I think most people would do both.
And don't get me started on the pharmas. I know they've saved lives, but...
Squidward needs to get laid.
Submitted by coiled-n-hissing: "What noone wants to mention is the known and proven link of autism being handed down fraternally. The gene is carried by fathers."
Very very good point. I believe it. I think genetics play a bigger part in everything than anyone has ever suspected. They've gotta get ON that.
Personally, my own crackpot theory is that there's a genetic component. Which is SOMETIMES triggered by the vaccines. Obviously, there were autistic people before vaccines were invented, so it's not the vaccines CAUSING it. And there's an interesting - though by no means significant yet - correlation with the whole leaky gut thing.
Everyone will be relieved to finally KNOW.
He was laughing at Spongebob, I would make sure every kid watches that show for at least 5 hrs a day. Maybe that's the real answer...I wonder if Jenny's hoo-ha smells like a crabby patty.
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Submitted by Manimal5 on October 16, 2008 - 10:18pm.
I'm sure the wheat and dairy farmers are pleased to hear this news.
I'm wondering with all the crap they inject into cows if that has something to do with it
Submitted by speakit on October 16, 2008 - 10:43pm.
and the fear of the sound of balloons popping.
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I'd like to stuff a peanut butter sandwich on wheat bread with a glass of whole milk down her throat
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The war isn't working.
I would've read that Angel, but I was too busy trying out this new Dr. Fixit's Salve. It cures blisters, constipation, hair loss and the fear of the sound of balloons popping.
she;s out of her flippin mind.
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The war isn't working.
Well, I have heard tell of these things she speaks ( I said so earlier but the convo has taken a turn since then...)...so I do believe there's some merit to it. But I think she's riding on the kind of sensationalism that is popular among snake oil salesmen.
Truth is - the average person might do well to cut down on these things as a rule or thumb (Moderation is the key:Socrates) - or, more precisely,to be keenly aware of what's going into their bodies. And maybe while some people call "sensitivities" "allergies, lil Jenny has confused "autism" with "spacey" or "lethargic".
While I have few issues with the medical profession (in Canada - didn't the States have some kind of appalling court hearing or something with HMOs not too long ago...) in general - I have a great many issues with pharmaceutical companies which, to me, can be just another bunch of snakeoil salesmen.
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I don't think her son is cured. I think autism is more likely caused by neural stem cell development than by vaccines. If vaccines were the cause then even more people would have autism.
All right, lemme just say this about that. Someone else here brought up good point: autistics are very, very, very, very picky about what foods they eat. Good luck getting one to stick to any diet at all. We tried it with teenage Aspergers's stepson and it was a joke. I can count on one hand the foods that kid will eat. And they all include wheat, gluten, fat, grease, salt and sugar.
ANYONE would benefit, to a degree, from healthier diet including majority of fat-assed kids these days.
What noone wants to mention is the known and proven link of autism being handed down fraternally. The gene is carried by fathers.
The autism isn't truly gone until he realizes that mommy isn't funny, smart, or attractive and rode a decent set of implants into the outer edges of the spotlight.
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Submitted by Green Is Good on October 16, 2008 - 10:15pm.
Praise jeebus, speakit !
Damn, now I want one, too...
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I remember reading an article with her talking about her "curing" her son's autism. She had said she finally found one doctor who, after having spent five minutes watching him, told Jenny he had autism. I always found that quite strange since my daughter wasn't diagnosed until after months and months of appointments, tests, and behavioral scales, etc with an early childhood psychologist, speech pathologist, occupational therapist (for sensory processing issues) and an early childhood interventionist. I'm not saying he doesn't have autism, but I hope that he wasn't diagnosed after spending five minutes with a doctor.
If the diet worked for him, great, but if you try that and it doesn't "cure" their autism....guess God just didn't feel like talking to you?
Maybe Jenny can start a just say no to wheat campaign.
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Chita- thank you for saying it-you don't need a scientific "study" to tell you something works.
Mustang Sally-is it sounds like Celiac disease your son has. No matter how careful you are, food can be accidentally "contaminated" and symptoms appear, not because it's another disease but because gluten is present where you least expect it. He may also have other food allergies-eggs, soy, corn, peanuts etc that could be causing problems.
I'm sure the wheat and dairy farmers are pleased to hear this news.
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Praise jeebus, speakit !
Damn, now I want one, too...