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 MCCARTHYFor a seriously autistic kid, the best prognosis might be getting into a mainstream school without being too much of a shadow. For a moderately autistic kid the best prognosis is full recovery.
More Jenny McCarthy Quotes
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My philosophy of dating is to just fart right away.
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People are also dying from vaccinations. Evan, my son, died in front of me for two minutes. You ask any mother in the autism community if we’ll take the flu, the measles, over autism and day of the week. I think they need to wake up and stop hurting our kids.
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I tried a few times, unsuccessfully, to lose weight. It wasn’t until I joined Weight Watchers that I was finally able to do it. I went to meetings and my son came with me. The best thing was that I could eat what I wanted and still lose weight. Slow and steady, I was getting my pre-pregnancy body back.
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What are friends for? They are the ultimate reflection of yourself. Always surround yourself with people who inspire you and return the favor by giving them the best of you.
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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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I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don’t become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover.
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You don’t need a pickup line. Just glance at a woman from across the room. Glance – don’t stare.
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You totally value and respect your body as you get older.
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I usually have my protein at lunch and my carbs at night – I don’t mix protein and carbs.
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Why should 20-year-olds only be considered sexy? I think we get better with age.
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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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If you give us a safe vaccine, we’ll use it. It shouldn’t be polio versus autism.
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I’m the worst person to tell anybody how to date.
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Corner one of the hundreds of doctors who specialize in autism recovery, and they’ll tell you stories of dozens of kids in their practice who no longer have autism. Ask them to speak to the press and they’ll run for the door. They know better.
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I’m not a sex symbol.
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