Jenny McCarthy Quotes

Mom worked with autistic children.

Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.

With the incredible rate of growth of autism diagnoses in New Jersey, it is critical that we support the research, education, and access to services that individuals on the autism spectrum and their families need.

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed.

I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.

My family was loving... they were very supportive and very affectionate, and basically I could do what I wanted, and basically it wasn't anything dangerous, thank God.

It's absolutely imperative for the parents and the typical kids to have time by themselves, to go out to dinner or even go on vacation while someone else cares for the autistic child.

I have a really supportive family, which is really wonderful, but I'm not forcing everyone to watch my work every week.

That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.

But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.

I just happen to believe that what's at stake in the early child's development is so vital and so important, and I think it is founded in the main, in the broad cultural sense, on the relationship between the mother and child.

I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special needs, autism. It takes a hell of a lot of concentration, and you've got to focus on the child properly for seven hours a day.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

Never give up on your child. But also, you have to love your child.

I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.

When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend with one of her clients and his little sister while the parents went away on vacation. She brought me along.

I would say my biggest mentor has been my father because he always has been. Actually both of my parents have always been ones to encourage me to be myself and stay true to myself and not fall into what other people want me to do.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

In the Dominican, there are a lot of kids who need help. I just do that for my mom because my mom liked to help a lot of kids in the Dominican. Whoever I am right now is because of her. She gave me the education; she always took care of me like a mommy.

My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me.

Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.

Parents need all the help they can get. The strongest as well as the most fragile family requires a vital network of social supports.

I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.

I encourage people to get a village so that there will always be someone who's like family looking out for your child.