Why Is This Idiot Still On The Air?
Filed under: Media MinuteRadio host, homophobe, hate monger Michael Savage has created some scandal with his uneducated comments yet again.
This time, Savage stated that nearly every child with autism is just “a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out."
And, to make matters even worse, he actually believes that!
Savage has said that he has no intentions to apologize for his remarks.
The idiot says, “My main point remains true. It is an overdiagnosed medical condition. In my readings, there is no definitive medical diagnosis for autism.”
He even went on to say that "99% of the cases" of autism were a result of lax parenting. Adding, “They don’t have a father around to tell them: ‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll get nowhere in life.”
As for what he believes autistic children should be hearing, he said they should be told, “ ‘Straighten up. Act like a man. Don’t sit there crying and screaming, idiot.’ ”
Savage's program, Savage Nation, is heard nationally on more than 350 stations.
He did say he would dedicate Monday's segment, from 3pm to 6pm pst, to allow parents to call in and discuss autism.
John Gilmore, executive director of Autism United, says, Savage "characterizes children with autism who are very, very ill — disabled children — as essentially bad kids; the only thing wrong with them is they have parents who don’t discipline them."
He adds, "That completely misrepresents what is going on with children with autism. Basically, what he’s doing is parroting what used to be said about autism 40 years ago, back in the heyday of Freudian analysis. It was blamed on bad parenting. There wasn’t a shred of evidence to support that.”
As for WOR, one of the stations that carries Savages program, they released a statement saying “The views expressed by Michael Savage are his views and are not those of WOR Radio. We regret any consternation that his remarks may have caused to our listeners.”
At least they're trying to cover their asses.
Catherine Lord, a professor and expert on autism, says "Any tendency to blame the children or to think they’re just being bratty if they misbehave perpetuates the myth that autism isn’t a learning disability. It’s a neurobiological condition, just like epilepsy or another medical condition like diabetes or a heart condition. It would be like blaming the child with a heart condition for not being able to exercise.”
What do U think?
Re: lolo-roxie – your obviously an idiot
He's a moron. I went to high school with a few autistic kids, and I knew their parents. They definately were NOT afraid to do some "parenting". They were strong people trying to give their child, who was at a mental disadvantage, the best chance they possibly could. And while I KNOW, like the others on here, that ADD and Autism are NOT the same thing, I can see why they would be compared. Many parents think they're children who are just hyper, have ADD, which CAN be overly diagnosed, just like this idiot says Austim is. I hope his ass gets fired. I read on Yahoo there were rumors that a station I BELIEVE in Mississippi was asking for his bosses to fire his ass.
Re: Xilli (or whatever silly thing you want to be called) - #682. Thanks for commenting on what I wrote - glad it got you thinking. Sadly for you, you jumped to a conclusion. I did not expect to have a conversation with him at one year old. When I said my child was not talking at 12 months, there was no "mama", "dada", "baba" etc. These simple and age appropriate words didn't come until he was almost three. Do YOU understand now - or are YOU slow??? And yes he is precious and a gift to me since you seem to care. Thanks for your concern.
Re: xilli – - First of all - learn how to spell. Secondly, having a child with a disability (of any kind for that matter) does not mean that you want to draw money from the government and not accept responsibility. It must be really hard to be you - so very ignorant and negative……