Jenny McCarthy's son joy

06-05-2008 12:30

Jenny McCarthy has revealed her five-year-old son's autism has dramatically improved.The actress is convinced Evan could almost be free of the condition after she made changes to his diet and used alternative therapies.She said: "After two weeks Evan doubled his language skills. Suddenly I had some hope." Jenny also revealed that after six months Evan's personality had returned and she was thrilled when she saw him laughing at a cartoon.She said: "Until then, Evan hadn't really understood anything that was going on. I jumped on the bed, called my mom, and screamed, 'I'm getting him back, I'm getting him back!' "Evan can now communicate with others so well he attends a mainstream school.Jenny claims Evan became autistic after having an MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) injection when he was 19 months old.