Jenny McCarthy’s son no longer autistic after diet change?
Posted on October 17th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Jenny McCarthy says she has helped her son, Evan, recover from autism, despite criticism from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The actress - who believes the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) was to blame for her son’s diagnosis - says a strict no wheat-and-dairy-free diet has changed her son from a quiet little boy who used to flail his arms around to a loving six-year-old. McCarthy tells Us Weekly in their new issue:
“Before the vaccination, he was huggy, lovey, snuggly. Then it was like someone came down and stole him.”
McCarthy, 36, remembers when Evan began to come out of his shell while watching a SpongeBob episode. “I heard Evan laugh…I jumped on the bed and started screaming.”
She adds, “When he finally hugged me, I prayed, ‘Please God don’t let this be the only time.’”
McCarthy has become an outspoken advocate for autism awareness,has avoided one controversial critic: Denis Leary, who blamed “inattentive mothers” for autism in his new book, Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid. (He later said his words were taken out of context).
I am not to sure about the message Jenny is sending in terms of scaring people from having their children vaccinated. I know she totally believes in her heart they were the root of her sons problems, but vaccines save so many lives you don’t necessarily want to throw the baby out with the bathwater so to speak. I am though a strong advocate of alternative medicines and not taking everything the medical community espouses as gospel. I do think it’s very interesting that Jenny’s boy has been helped by what I am pretty sure is a form of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). I have used the diet myself for IBD and so have many others to great benefit, even though most doctors I have spoken to don’t seem to get it’s value. I have heard of many parents using a similar diet to help their autistic children as well. I hope Jenny’s sons’ remarkable turnaround (let’s not use the word cure) helps get the word out.
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