Many people who don’t know the story Jenny McCarthy, a Playboy Playmate of the Year, who also performed nude for Playboy magazine and appeared in films like BASEketball (1998), Scream 3 (2000) and Baby Father Noel (2006), has actively campaigned against vaccines and promoted the debunked idea that it causes autism. The Illinois national has come to terms with her claim that she has been called the face of the anti-vaxxx movement, following her son, Evan Joseph Asher’s autism diagnosis.
Read on to find out everything we were able to find out about Evan’s disease, how it shaped his parents’ lives, the course of treatment he undertook, and other facts.
Evan Joseph Asher – Biography,
Evan Joseph Asher was born on May 18, 2002. Around the age of about two, he reportedly started showing early signs of autism from his first seizure. Doctors at the time diagnosed him with epilepsy, but the account says that the treatment he apparently received made his condition worse, as he started having seizures more often.
Following a visit to the Autism Assessment Clinic at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Hospital, doctors at the facility diagnosed Evan Joseph Asher with autism. The diagnosis was later confirmed by the California State Regional Center, with Evan’s speech impaired and his growth lagging. Evan’s health was kept a secret from his parents until 2007, when his mother revealed it to the media.
The UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment helped provide treatment for Evan whose condition changed for the better. He was able to recover some of his speech and could also interact with other people. Over the years, Evan Joseph Asher continued to show mental and emotional improvement from the medical and non-medical treatments he received. He then spent some time away from the busy life of Los Angeles when his parents moved him to the Chicago suburb of Chicago where he was able to interact freely with other people and improve his health.
Evan Joseph Asher’s life has improved drastically since when he was able to start his own YouTube channel called Gaming USA. He also has an Instagram account that he operates alone.
Evan Joseph Asher’s Parents
As mentioned above, Evan Joseph Asher is the son of actors Jenny McCarthy and John Mallory Asher. According to reports, the two met in late 1998 while filming the comedy flick. Diamonds (1999). In January 1999, the two couples appeared to be feeling love as they quickly got engaged and exchanged their wedding vows a few months later in September of that year.
After about three years of mutual enjoyment, McCarthy and Asher decide to start a family as they welcome their son, Evan Joseph Asher, into the world. Unfortunately for the couple, their son’s autism put a strain on their relationship and they soon separated, finalizing their divorce in May 2005.
John Asher, who had just witnessed the collapse of his second marriage, decided to keep details of his private life away from public view. It is unclear who or if he has since dated. Jenny McCarthy, on the other hand, has had high-profile relationships. She dated singer Jim Carrey from 2005 to 2010 and the two are reportedly living together. In 2013, she announced that she was in a relationship with actor Donnie Wahlberg. The couple got engaged a year later and married in August 2014.
Other Facts About Jenny McCarthy’s Son
1. As a result of his mother’s experiences with raising him, she was able to write a few books where she talked about her background and the unscientific methods she used to take care of her son, which resulted in positive changes . She then took the opportunity to blame the vaccines injected by Evan as the root cause of his situation.
2. Because of his condition, Evan Joseph Asher was bullied at summer camp. However, due to the same situation, he reportedly didn’t realize he was being bullied and actually thought his bullies were his friends.
3. At his mother’s wedding to Donnie Wahlberg in 2014, he gave a brief wedding speech to the delight of his family.
4. John Asher directed the movie A Boy Called Po (2016) which is based on his relationship with his son Evan Joseph Asher. Its purpose was to raise awareness of autism.
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