Radio 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 ├óΓé¼┼ôa brat who hasn├óΓé¼Γäót 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, ├óΓé¼┼ôThey don├óΓé¼Γäót have a father around to tell them: ├óΓé¼╦£Don├óΓé¼Γäót act like a moron. You├óΓé¼Γäóll get nowhere in life.├óΓé¼┬¥
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 ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ disabled children ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ as essentially bad kids; the only thing wrong with them is they have parents who don├óΓé¼Γäót discipline them.”
He adds, “That completely misrepresents what is going on with children with autism. Basically, what he├óΓé¼Γäós 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├óΓé¼Γäót a shred of evidence to support that.├óΓé¼┬¥
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├óΓé¼Γäóre just being bratty if they misbehave perpetuates the myth that autism isn├óΓé¼Γäót a learning disability. It├óΓé¼Γäós 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.├óΓé¼┬¥
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