Jenny McCarthy Slams Reports that Son Doesn’t Have Autism

Jenny McCarthy is not happy with the reports that she claimed her 11-year-old son Evan does not have autism.

The star has spoken openly about her son's condition and has been a passionate advocate for autism awareness and treatment, Us Weekly reported.

"Stories circulating online, claiming that I said my son Evan may not have autism after all, are blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous," McCarthy tweeted on Jan. 3. "Evan was diagnosed with autism by the Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was confirmed by the State of California (through their Regional Center). The implication that I have changed my position, that my child was not initially diagnosed with autism (and instead may suffer from Landau-Kleffner Syndrome), is both irresponsible and inaccurate."

"These stories cite a 'new' Time Magazine interview with me, which was actually published in 2010, that never contained any such statements by me," she continued. "Continued misrepresentations, such as these, only serve to open wounds of the many families who are courageously dealing with this disorder. Please know that I am taking every legal measure necessary to set this straight."

In the February 2010 interview with Time, The View co-host said that her son was improving. "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," she added.