Is Jenny McCarthy Out Of Line For Calling Autism “Crazy” And “Psychotic”?
Written by Staff on August 7th, 2009 in Autism, Celebrities.
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Jenny McCarthy has been chided for using the terms “psychotic” and “crazy” to describe autism.
Cookie magazine featured a story on Jenny and her son, in which she talked about some of the stressful experiences she had with autism.
“When your kid is psychotic or crazy, you go into this place of shock so you can remain calm,” she says. “A problem a lot of moms [of autistic children] have is that they need to get out all [their emotions] later. I kept mine bottled up for two years, and then I finally released all this pent up fear, sadness, and anger. I just cried and cried and cried and cried and cried.”
From leftbrainrightbrain:
“I just don’t know what to say. Autism is not “crazy” or “psychotic”. Why is this woman chosen by the press to represent autism?”
“Maybe next year Cookie Magazine could interview a mother who is autistic or, at least, has an autistic child.”
In this age of political correctness, words like “crazy” and “psychotic” don’t always result in more friends and fans.
But is this just a mom’s way of describing her experiences, based on her education, background, and style?
Jenny has her fans and foes, and this comment probably won’t result in any changes in the numbers to either group.
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