Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

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Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?
From our ANI Correspondent

New York, June 2: John Travolta is interested in having a third child, but the actor is recoiling from making his 15-year-old son's autistic condition public.






Travolta has not come out in the open to declare that his son, Jett, is autistic.

However, a magazine editor, who interviewed the actor, is of the view that if Travolta doesn't shy away from accepting the fact and comes forward, awareness about autism would get a major boost.

The editor also said that the actor should join other celebs like Sylvester Stallone, Doug Flutie, Jenny McCarthy and Toni Braxton, who all have autistic kids, in raising awareness and research funds to cure the disease.

"Travolta sits there in interviews talking about how Jett loves to read or play sports, but it is clear that the boy can barely do either," the New York Post quoted the editor, as saying.

"It's fine with me if Travolta doesn't want to become the poster child for autistic parents, but every time the parent of an autistic child hears about someone else who is in this fight, it makes them feel better. He could do so much good for autism awareness if he would just come forward," the editor added.

Travolta has either pretended that there's nothing wrong with Jett, or claimed that he has Kawasaki syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes.

Tim Kenny, one of Travolta's neighbours, and the father of an autistic girl, revealed that Scientology is the reason behind Travolta's denial.

"Scientology is keeping him from acknowledging his son's autism. They see it as a weakness," Kenny told Mark Ebner of HollywoodInterrupted. com.

According to the Church of Scientology, people with mental illnesses are "degraded" and are capable of curing themselves by working harder on the church's teachings.

However Travolta's lawyer Marty Singer asserted that such claims are false and offensive.

"The Travoltas are wonderful, loving parents, and their priority is their children. They have [taken] and they continue to take the best possible care of their children. To suggest anything to the contrary is very hurtful to a loving family and also would be false and defamatory," Singer said.


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Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

It's truly sad if he's hiding it all.

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

Posted by Stacey1403

Um since when is Autism a mental illness arseholes

Message edited 6/4/2007 3:20:55 PM.

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

I had no idea that jenny mccarthy's son is autistic!

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

I've read about this before...what a shame.

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Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

Honestly, i have a few problems with thsi article. 1st off, WHO is his neighbor, that her interpretation of the situation is supposed to be considered valid???

2nd of all, WHY should he have to share this information with the public? I understand, and am VERY passionate about, this topic, but it is his, and his family's, own personal decision, and i do not look down on someone for doing what is right for their child and the family over the rest of society.

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

a) i dont believe his neighbor. throw $1000 in someone face and you can make them say anything.

b) i agree with neen. its none of our business if his son has this.

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

Posted by neenie

Honestly, i have a few problems with thsi article. 1st off, WHO is his neighbor, that her interpretation of the situation is supposed to be considered valid???

2nd of all, WHY should he have to share this information with the public? I understand, and am VERY passionate about, this topic, but it is his, and his family's, own personal decision, and i do not look down on someone for doing what is right for their child and the family over the rest of society.

Re: Travolta wary of making his son's autistic condition public?

Posted by neenie

Honestly, i have a few problems with thsi article. 1st off, WHO is his neighbor, that her interpretation of the situation is supposed to be considered valid???

2nd of all, WHY should he have to share this information with the public? I understand, and am VERY passionate about, this topic, but it is his, and his family's, own personal decision, and i do not look down on someone for doing what is right for their child and the family over the rest of society.