Joey Travolta Believed Jett Had Autism
The London Mirror is making some interesting claims about the increasingly sketchy fact surfacing in the tragic death of Jett Travolta. Their source is a close friend of John's brother Joey, a filmmaker and autism activist.
The friend said Joey and John regularly argued about what was wrong with Jett. John did not believe it was autism, a condition not recognised by Scientology. Joey, 58, learned about the disorder when he interviewed 65 autistic youngsters for a documentary called Normal People Scare Me.
The idea of the film was to teach people about the syndrome, which can spark violent seizures. Joey also formed the group Actors for Autism which helps sufferers make films. The Mirror is quoting the friend as saying, "Joey could see Jett in every one of those 65 kids he spoke to. It was so obvious Jett was autistic just from spending five minutes with him, but the
"It's all in your head."
cruel fact of their religion meant his parents simply did not accept it.”
Scientologists, as you may recall, believe that mental illnesses are all psychosomatic and untreatable with earth medicine. To wit: Scientology poster boy and grinning artist Tom Cruise's famous criticism of Brook Shields in 2005 for taking anti-depressants.
Photo: AP
The friend said Joey and John regularly argued about what was wrong with Jett. John did not believe it was autism, a condition not recognised by Scientology. Joey, 58, learned about the disorder when he interviewed 65 autistic youngsters for a documentary called Normal People Scare Me.
The idea of the film was to teach people about the syndrome, which can spark violent seizures. Joey also formed the group Actors for Autism which helps sufferers make films. The Mirror is quoting the friend as saying, "Joey could see Jett in every one of those 65 kids he spoke to. It was so obvious Jett was autistic just from spending five minutes with him, but the
"It's all in your head."cruel fact of their religion meant his parents simply did not accept it.”
Scientologists, as you may recall, believe that mental illnesses are all psychosomatic and untreatable with earth medicine. To wit: Scientology poster boy and grinning artist Tom Cruise's famous criticism of Brook Shields in 2005 for taking anti-depressants.
Photo: AP
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