Jenny McCarthy Son Rumors 'Blatantly Inaccurate and Completely Ridiculous'
Jenny McCarthy is busy responding to accusations that her son, Evan, does not have autism, accusations the actress says are "blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous." McCarthy is somewhat famous for her belief that routine vaccines gave her son the disorder.
"Stories circulating online, claiming that I said my son Evan may not have autism after all are blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous," McCarthy tweeted. "Evan was diagnosed with autism by the Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was confirmed by the State of California (through their Regional Center). The implication that I have changed my position, that my child was not initially diagnosed with autism (and instead may suffer from Landau-Kleffner Syndrome) is both irresponsible and inaccurate."
McCarthy has been an advocate for not vaccinating young children, stating that she fears all of the vaccinations children receive could be causing more harm than good.
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"I'm not saying it's only the vaccines," McCarthy said in an interview with Time Magazine in 2009. "But children are given so many shots from the moment they're born. They get multiple injections all at once, and if they fall behind, doctors put them on a catch-up schedule. Babies get the hepatitis B vaccine immediately after they're born and the only way for a newborn to contract that disease is if the mother is a carrier. Why not just screen the mother? Evan was handed to me pre-vaccinated with a Band-Aid on his foot."
"We don't believe it's only the mercury (in the shots). Aluminum and other toxins also play a role," McCarthy added. "The viruses in the vaccines themselves can be causing it, too."
The mother explained that the latest rumors misconstrued her words from an interview with the same magazine in 2010.
"These stories cite a 'new' Time Magazine interview with me, which was actually published in 2010, that never contained any such statements by me," McCarthy explained. "Continued misrepresentations, such as these, only serve to open wounds of the many families who are courageously dealing with this disorder. Please know that I am taking every legal measure necessary to set this straight."
