The Associated Press: Radio host angers parents of autistic children

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Celebrity Baby Blog found this 7/22/2008 on ap.google.com [flag]
4 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to "boldly awaken" parents to his view that many people are being wrongly diagnosed. Some parents of autistic children have called for Savage's firing after he described autism as a racket last week. "In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who ... [link]

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Peete Family Strikes Back At Radio Host's Autism Comments
Published 7/22/2008 by Missy, CBB Writer at Celebrity Baby Blog
... Public comments by talk radio host Michael Savage which labeled children with autism "brats," "morons" and "idiots" has drawn the ire of actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former professional football player Rodney Peete. In a statement issued yesterday, the couple -- who have a 10-year-old son, Rodney Jr. (R.J.), ...

Autism Rant Sadly in Character for Wacko Savage
Published 7/22/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
Are you shocked by Michael Savage's recent foray into pediatric neurology? Then you haven't been paying attention. The right-wing radio psycho is under fire for saying that autism is almost exclusively the result of bad parenting, not a legitimate disease. In 99 out of 100 cases, he said, it could be fixed with the mere expedient of a parent willing to say "Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot." (His words, not mine.) Called out for his unscientific insensitivity by Media Matters, Savage stood his ground, insisting his comments were ...

Savage Calls Autism a "Fraud," Protest Ensues
Published 7/22/2008 by Jen Carlson at Gothamist
... , and said: "I would trade my son being autistic for being a brat any day." And while the company that syndicates his program (Talk Radio Network) hasn't commented yet, WOR simply said, "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.” The AP poined out that Savage's "brief MSNBC show was canceled after he told a caller he should 'get AIDS and die, you pig." ...