#sm

There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it. ↗

— Mercedes McCambridge

#believe #disease #many #people #say

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. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#become #children #dialogue #effect #factors

Hope is the greatest thing for moms of autism. Hope is what gets us out of bed in the morning. I'm on a mission to tell parents that there is a way. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#bed #gets #greatest #greatest thing #hope

I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel. ↗

— Eugene McCarthy

#hilton #hotel #i #i can #smell

Having a child makes you realize the importance of life - narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I'd be fine. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#being #born #boy #child #did

I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step list on what to do next.' But doctors don't do that. They say 'sorry' and move you along. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#along #autism #doctor #doctors #god

I know children regress after vaccination because it happened to my own son. Why aren't there any tests out there on the safety of how vaccines are administered in the real world, six at a time? Why have only two of the 36 shots our kids receive been looked at for their relationship to autism? ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#after #any #autism #because #been

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 U.S. vaccine schedule. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#cause #crackpot #idea #matches #might

If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#give #polio #safe #us #use

Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#coverage #education #education reform #epidemic #funding