Why is Jenny McCarthy's son in the news again?

[redheadbaker]

A nearly-four-year-old blog post about Jenny McCarthy's son NOT having autism is making the rounds in my Facebook feed. And everyone is talking about it like it's new. 

Did something happen that caused this to be brought up again? 

[mominatrix]

I have this question too!

[noodleoo]

It was just posted on one of the boards too! I hadn't seen it before so it was news to me. I dislike her so much and I HATE that she's on the View now.

[marissa]

I've seen it on a few times today. She's crazy but people should know better than to get their medical advice from a Playboy bunny.

[eclaires]

I'm not sure - I've seen it too. She was on ABC's NYE coverage and the topic of her anti-vax stance came up and I was like, "I'm pretty sure it came out that her son didn't have autism," but couldn't remember the specifics.

[Knight]

She and Donny Wahlberg were humping on national television on NYE.

[auntie]

The kid has Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

www.medicinenet.com/landau-kleffner_syndrome/article.htm

[epphd]

Yeah all the links I've seen are from 2010 - I've seen it on FB all day too. Weird. Maybe since she was on the teevee for NYE?

[carymac]

It was a Reddit "Today I learned" post this morning. At least that's what I attribute it to. It's been posted a number of times on my FB feed today.

[heyjude]

Hitting my FB too. Oh well. Any story that takes down Jenny No Vax McCarthy is a good story, no matter how old (and this one is super old!).

[rugbywife]

I had a kid that fit the same profile essentially...he had had a series of epileptic attacks as a baby, brought on by febrile seizures...but he essentially presented as autistic so he was identified as such. Mom still thought it was vaccines that brought on the seizures/epilepsy. I am sure she was a Jenny fan. Sigh.

[Deleted]

The posts I'm seeing refer to an interview she did with Time, but it is from 2010. I totally didn't check the dates and shared it, but for years later it's still a good reminder that she's really just Dr. Google with boobs.

[Norticprincess]

Currently have one claiming it is all fake. Doesn't like that JM's own CNN editorial says that doctors say he was misdx and never had autisum. My BFF's cousin is heavy into the koolaid.

www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/mccarthy.autsimtreatment/

[kmpls]

www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jenny-mccarthy-slams-rumor-that-her-11-year-old-son-evan-doesnt-have-autism-201441

per my bible, I mean us weekly: her son does have autism and the time article is incorrect.

[caden]

Jan 4, 2014 23:49:47 GMT -5 kmpls said:

www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jenny-mccarthy-slams-rumor-that-her-11-year-old-son-evan-doesnt-have-autism-201441

per my bible, I mean us weekly: her son does have autism and the time article is incorrect.

This response is all over my FB feed and it's scaring me how many people in my circle are on her side and I assume are anti-vax.

[auntie]

Jan 4, 2014 23:49:47 GMT -5 kmpls said:

www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jenny-mccarthy-slams-rumor-that-her-11-year-old-son-evan-doesnt-have-autism-201441

per my bible, I mean us weekly: her son does have autism and the time article is incorrect.

Wow. Major backpedal. 

I read the Time article when it came out- she was quoted as saying he didn't have autism. You can google the piece, but it'll cost you to read the entire article which included a video clip of the conversation. 

In other interviews around that time, she referred to the Time piece when stating that she wanted to remain an advocate and voice for ASD and Generation Rescue even though her son's issues were different. 

I wonder if the child actually does have both conditions. I mean, having LKS doesn't R/O ASD. Especially since you don't see much of Evan these days just as you stopped seeing Jett Travolta as he got older and less "cute".

[Alyssa]

2 people 'Shared' the story and got all ragey about it. I wanted to cut in and say, "Ummmmmm.....yeah, this story is 4 years old"