Jenny Mccarthy Autism

McCarthy Hosting Downtown Autism Benefit

Posted 05.24.2012

Chicago's own Jenny McCarthy on Thursday will host a benefit for Generation Rescue, the controversial-to-some autism advocacy organization the model, ...

Do Kids Cause Divorce?

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Vicki Larson

If you're divorced, you know all too well about the numerous studies of how divorce impacts kids; what we rarely hear about is how children impact th...

In The Vaccine/Autism Debate, What Can Parents Believe?

Jenny McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Jenny McCarthy

I have never met stronger women than the moms of children with autism... This hoopla made us a little stronger, and more determined to fight for the truth about what's happening to our kids.

Frontline's "The Vaccine War" Misses Half the Story

Jenny McCarthy | Posted 11.17.2011

Jenny McCarthy

Where are the doctors and scientists who support our community and support the idea that vaccines may be a trigger for autism? In Frontline's world, they don't exist.

You Can Help Children With Autism by Voting for Generation Rescue!

Jenny McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Jenny McCarthy

I want to be able to help all families struggling with autism and provide them with the support of Generation Rescue. Our goal is to turn awareness into action and you can be part of it.

Is Jenny McCarthy Afraid Of The Truth About Autism?

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.17.2011

Iris Erlingsdottir

My aunt will never forget that day in 1975, when her 20 month old daughter woke up from a nap, crying petulantly. The child seemed to be having diffic...

Who's Afraid Of The Truth About Autism?

Jenny McCarthy | Posted 11.17.2011

Jenny McCarthy

The parents of children with autism aren't crazy. We're recovering our kids. We're trying to help other parents do the same, and we hope new parents can avoid our fate.

Jenny McCarthy In 'Time': I Fixed My Son's Autism

Posted 05.25.2011

Jenny McCarthy talks about everything she's done to "fix" her 7-year-old son's autism since he was diagnosed in 2005, in an interview in Time. She...

Don't Trust Science?

Lee Schneider | Posted 11.17.2011

Lee Schneider

People don't trust science like they used to. A Pew Research Center poll says that only 27 percent of Americans think our greatest achievements are in science - down from 47 percent a decade ago.

The Judgment on Vaccines Is In???

Jim Carrey | Posted 11.17.2011

Jim Carrey

Can we afford to ignore vaccines as a possible cause of rising numbers of children with Autism, when they are one of the fastest growing elements in our children's environment?

Oprah and the Power to Persuade

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. John Grohol

Perhaps it never occurred to Oprah that nobody is paying much attention to the likes of Somers or McCarthy because their story is a bunch of malarkey based upon anecdotes and stories.

Jenny McCarthy's Autism Crusade: Healing, Hope... And Controversy

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with autism. In a study of select populations around the United States, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) f...

End of the Innocence: McCain, Obama and Vaccines. Oh My!

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Will the next administration set serious goals of reversing the rate of autism diagnosis by the end of their term or just declare autism a national health emergency and let it go at that?

A Hockey Mom's Rebuttal

Barbara Fischkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Barbara Fischkin

I think a true hockey mom tells her sons and daughters that being a good parent takes maturity, that abstinence does not work, but that parental understanding does.

Why An Older Autism Mom Marched With Robert Kennedy Jr., Jenny McCarthy And Jim Carrey At Green The Vaccines

Barbara Fischkin | Posted 11.17.2011

Barbara Fischkin

As a journalist by profession - and temperament- I have spent far more time writing about protests than joining them. But on Wednesday in Washington, ...

Hillary Said the Word -- An Autism Mom Finally Feels Acknowledged

Barbara Fischkin | Posted 11.17.2011

Barbara Fischkin

I have a 20 year-old son with autism, and when Hillary Clinton mentioned the disease, I cried.

"It's Bulls**t!" Jenny McCarthy Takes None Of It Where Autism Is Concerned, Even If She Is On TV

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day, and as part of CNN's week-long programming for autism awareness Larry King dedicated the full hour of his pr...