Autism Talk By Michael Savage

I have Asperger's Syndrome and I was greatly offended by Mr.Savage's comments. He clearly has no idea what he's talking about, and it appears as if this is only a lame publicity stunt. So just ignore it until it goes away, because that's the only way to deal with people like him.

I believe Mr. Savage is wrong just by reading the above responses. Most of them have such awful spelling and grammar that I suppose only autism could be the reason! Seriously, I don't think he meant there is no autism, however, I think he was being over anxious in saying that 99% are fakes. My son is autistic and it isn't because I never corrected him or never tried to raise him as a man. But if what Mr. Savage says has any truth to it then perhaps we do need to be careful and not waste funds on people who are not really autistic at the cost of not helping those who truly need it.

Ok, so i heard about Micheal Savage's remarks on the news today, and was confused because it sounded a bit odd. My uncle is a Micheal Savage junkie, so i texted him what i just heard. He exclaimed "It's out of context!!"
So, I googled this, and read the above quote. It sounds not like Savage is necessarily trying to offend Autistic children, it sounds like all he's doing is proving a point.
We live in the prozaac generation where EVERYONE seems to have something wrong with them. All it seems like he is saying, is that not ALL children have Autism (as many parents try to label there misbehaved children), and that the great awareness of children who ACTUALLY have Autism are affecting the hypocondriacs out there, making EVERYONE seemingly have Autism. He definately stated this argument in such a way that it could very well (and has) be taken out of context and easily misconstrued, but if one reads this blurb by him carefully, its easy to see that he's not targeting those with Autism, nor their families, but those who claim they do-to fraud the system and make excuses for behavior.
I have a couple friends who have Autism, so I am by no means acting as an advocate against Autism, just pointing out what Savage seems to actually mean. Im certain that if my close Autistic friend were to read this, she would be upset by it's truth, not by his words that protesters are taking out of context.
A movie that seems to make Savage's point in a way pertaining to a different illness, ADD, is Charlie Bartlett. It is the exact same message that Savage is attempting to convey. Just because someone is hyper and a bit unfocused does not mean that the person necessarily has Attention Devosate Disorder (I apologize for the spelling), just as someone who can't read emotion correctly or has a slight disibility doesn't always mean the person is autisitc. Anyone who has difficulty understanding Savage's argument should try to watch Charlie Bartlett to more understand this point. It is not a slap in the face to Autistic children and families, it is a stab at our hypocondriac generation.

You are the one being ignorant...

i am glad this guy got shown up this guy talks about everybody and all he says is not true and there are people who buy what he says he want's to clean it up because his money is on the line he does not care that he is wrong because he believes he is the answer to our prayers and he will save us from ourselves he talks about everybody and i am surprised that he does not get more heat from some of the stuff he says he is a mean crazy bigot. the naacp and every other group ought to pull out from michael savage i believe in free speech but some of the stuff he says is just plain terrible. he rants and raves and he gives good info sometimes but he is so mentally desturbed until he goes out in left field and rants and raves until you have to turn the station to keep a little sanity and peace of your own thank media matters for catching this and bringing it to the light autism is a serious illness i worked with these children in facilities and it is nothing to say that they just need a father and they will be alright and no matter how he reads the bible and talk about his brother or get on this kick that someone is out to get him no one cares about him for real if they did he would not be so mean he is such a mean man and if you listen to him and do not think he is mean then something is wrong with you not me. this guy has run his course and it is time for healing not all this hate he teaches him jeremiah and levine are all haters and it does our country no justice fire them all i say

Michael Savage reveals himself to be either stupid, or an ignorant man with a cruel streak --- if he had ever witnessed a toddler with autism, or had to care for one of these children for even one day, perhaps he would have some understanding of this tragic condition. He is not even smart enough to keep quiet about something he knows nothing of. Let us hope he decides to become educated.