The 'Savage' Truth about Autism
You have to hear this to believe it.
Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage made some controversial statements about autism on his July 16 broadcast. Among other things, he calls autism a "fraud, a racket" caused by "wimpy dads." You'll never believe what else he said!
The Savage Nation reaches at least 8.25 million listeners each week, according to Talkers Magazine, making it one of the most listened-to talk radio shows in the nation, behind only The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Sean Hannity Show.
Autism United and angry parents will hold a major protest outside WOR Radio studios in Manhattan this afternoon. They will be calling for the firing of the radio jock and asking for a boycott by parents of children with autism of all stations carrying his signal.
In response to Savage's comments, Areva Martin, founder of the Special Needs Network, issued the following statement to momlogic:
"The comment by Michael Savage is not only offensive, but is indicative of the type of racially charged sentiments which continue to divide our nation. Mr. Savage attacks children with disabilities, and lashes out at minorities without even as much as bothering to provide any substantive support for his inflammatory statements. His contention that minority families used a diagnosis of asthma as a means by which to obtain additional welfare payments and help in school is simply absurd. Further, his statement that autism is a form of acting out that can be cured by old fashion discipline highlights his lack of understanding of this medically documented and complex neurological disorder that now impacts one in every 150 children. As a mother of three children, one of whom has autism, and a children's rights activist, I know first-hand that parents have absolutely no incentive to seek a false diagnosis of autism for a child for the purpose of securing government benefits or additional help in school--it ain't worth it! No one would invite into their lives the type of pain and grief that often comes with having a disabled child that may require life-long support and countless hours of expensive therapy. In short, Mr. Savage's comments are the type of baseless remarks that serve to discredit those in our society, disabled and minority individuals, who are often marginalized. The planned response of several well-organized autism groups, indicates that this time he picked the wrong group."
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