Jenny McCarthy,karen millen sale was interviewed by Time Magazine about the significant progress she’s had with her autistic son Evan.
“Evan couldn’t talk — now he talks. Evan couldn’t make eye contact — now he makes eye contact. Evan was antisocial — now he makes friends. It was amazing to watch, over the course of doing this, how certain therapies work for certain kids and they completely don’t work for others … When something didn’t work for Evan, I didn’t stop. I stopped that treatment, but I didn’t stop.”
But the magazine is doubting Jenny’s son ever had autism to begin with! Can you believe that?! Read this:
“Evan’s symptoms — heavy seizures, followed by marked improvement once the seizures were brought under control — are similar to those of Landau-Kleffner syndrome, a rare childhood neurological disorder that can also result in speech impairment and possible long-term neurological damage,” the piece reads, even going so far as to suggest that Evan’s social difficulties could be explained by simple shyness.
“Perhaps the miracle I have beheld is the quotidian miracle of childhood development: a delayed 2-year-old catching up by the time he is 7, a commonplace, routine occurrence, nothing more surprising than a short boy growing tall.”
End result is Evan is now able to make friends, form relationships and express himself. That is all Jenny ever hoped for I am sure. I find it interesting that Time Magazine would take this route.
What do you think about this debate?
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