From Good Morning America:

Celebrity author Jenny McCarthy promotes her new book, “Mother Warriors,” in an extended interview with Diane Sawyer. (Video here.) She blames a “bloated” schedule of childhood vaccines for the rise in autism diagnoses, saying, “It’s ignorant to think that all children can handle these shots.”

McCarthy promotes a wheat-free, dairy-free diet and other measures as remedies. “This is very real — our kids can get better,” she says. Her book is being promoted as a collection of “recovery stories” from parents of children with autism.

Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt School of Medicine urges caution, saying the link between diet and autism has not been verified. Diane Sawyer’s words:

Inside the autism community, McCarthy’s a heroine. But her views on childhood vaccines have been dismissed by the mainstream medical community. They say study after study shows in most kids there’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism.

See also: Got Milk? PETA unveils billboard claiming link between milk and autism — Newsday

UPDATE: McCarthy slams actress Amanda Peet over vaccine remarks — Fox News

(Photo: Screen capture from ABC News.)

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