At one point, my house was a school for autistic children. I opened up my doors to about 30 kids and their families at the time. I was turning into Mary Poppins because I had to do something for these kids who have nowhere to go. So my house was the school for two years.
JENNY MCCARTHYWithout intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie with the parents, but on our entire society.
More Jenny McCarthy Quotes
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It can be hard for the cute girl. I was blond, cute, broke. I was beat up. I was thrown inside lockers. I was burned with cigarettes. My hair was lit on fire.
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What is missing from today’s dialogue is the effect autism is having on families, our society and what the unknown factors are. The 300lb. gorilla in the room is that our children with autism today will soon become adults with autism.
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I figured out something spiritual. Billboard this: ‘Life is supposed to be fun!’
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Obviously, I’m not a trained actress, and right now I’ll come out and say I’m glad I’m not.
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All those girls who were mean to me[in high school], I pay them back by going through the drive-through window and asking for my burger. That feels really great.
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If you ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we’d rather have the measles versus autism, we’d sign up for the measles.
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The idea that vaccines are a primary cause of autism is not as crackpot as some might wish. Autism’s 60-fold rise in 30 years matches a tripling of the US vaccine schedule.
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I’m not a sex symbol.
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I’m the worst person to tell anybody how to date.
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When I travel, I like to take advantage of room service. I’m really into eggs Benedict in the morning.
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Let me see if I can put this in scientific terms: Think of autism like a fart, and vaccines are the finger you pull to make it happen.
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I can’t even begin to tell you how many casting couches I was attacked on. Not just by casting people, but by stars.
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The University of Google is where I got my degree from.
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You totally value and respect your body as you get older.
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Why should 20-year-olds only be considered sexy? I think we get better with age.
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