Not nice of Michael Savage to express himself about autism in such a way as autism is a huge problem for many families.
"Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I'm not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket. For a long while, we were hearing that every minority child had asthma. Why did they sudden -- why was there an asthma epidemic amongst minority children? Because I'll tell you why: The children got extra welfare if they were disabled, and they got extra help in school. It was a money racket. Everyone went in and was told [fake cough], "When the nurse looks at you, you go [fake cough], 'I don't know, the dust got me.' " See, everyone had asthma from the minority community. That was number one. Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is. What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a father around to tell them, "Don't act like a moron. You'll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot." Autism -- everybody has an illness. If I behaved like a fool, my father called me a fool. And he said to me, "Don't behave like a fool." The worst thing he said -- "Don't behave like a fool. Don't be anybody's dummy. Don't sound like an idiot. Don't act like a girl. Don't cry." That's what I was raised with. That's what you should raise your children with. Stop with the sensitivity training. You're turning your son into a girl, and you're turning your nation into a nation of losers and beaten men."
Also read this opinion on Michael Savage Autism assessment.
Come into my world please
I wish Michael Savage could walk a mile in the shoes of a parent who has a son or daughter with Autism. The heartache we face everyday trying to read a glimpse of happiness from our precious children's faces. The hours and hours it takes to try to get them out of thier own little world and into ours even if it's just for a fleeting moment. I am proud to be the parent of my 6 year old son with Autism. He is who he is because God made him that way and knew that we would be the best parents for him. He is the light of my life and I love him with all my heart. I wish Michael Savage would open his eyes and stop provong how ignorant he really is.