I was just about to link this info to the list serve, so I'm glad I
checked to see if anyone else had posted it first! I think it all
boils down to someone who hasn't walked in our shoes, someone who
hasn't done thorough research, and someone who's trying to stir up
controversy for the sake of increasing media exposure.

It's extremely unfortunate that a person with the ability to address
thousands of people would take such an ignorant stance on autism.
This is exactly what our kiddos DON'T need and is what hurts our
efforts to increase appropriate awareness and understanding.

I admit that I'm upset by his comments, but kudos to Savage for
making himself look like an uneducated moron because he opened his
mouth before thinking.

On a lighter note, hope everyone is doing well. I haven't been able
to attend the monthly meetings in quite a while, but I'm hoping to
get to the next one. Summer has definitely reved up our family
schedule! I'm hoping things will settle down soon - especially
before the school year starts.

Take care, everyone ;o)

--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, Brenda Lamb <blamb2000@...>
wrote:
>
> I got this from another list-serve, I did some research, and
apparently these comments were made. I normally wouldn't send along
something like this, but I thought it was important that everybody be
aware. The comments are completely abhorrent.
>
> From: htbenz
> To: autism_insurance_ information@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:52 PM
> Subject: [autism_insurance_ information] How to hit Michael Savage
in the wallet
>
> If you are not already aware, the ASD community is under fire again:
>
> "Autism
> On the July 17, 2008 edition of his radio show, Savage labeled
autism
> a "fraud" and prescribed tough love for autistic children: "I'll
tell
> you what autism is. In 99% of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't
been
> told to cut the act out." He went on to say:
>
> "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.'"
>
> Savage concluded,
>
> "[I]f 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 â€"
`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."[50][51]
>
> In response, the Autism Society of America issued a statement
> addressing Savage's remarks: "We are dismayed that these grossly
> inaccurate remarks would be aired in any platform, much less on a
> nationally syndicated show.. We will continue to work with
families,
> people with autism and the broader public to raise awareness of
> autism spectrum disorders."
>
> Here is how to hit Michael Savage in the wallet:
>
> To show what a hypocrite the Savage Wiener is, he is hawking a book
> on Natural Cures for such items as ADD, ADHD, Allergies,etc:
>
> https://www. savageonlinestor e.com/productDet ails.jsp?
catid=&sku= 855
>
> Gee, if he did his homework, he would know ADD, ADHD,etc are all on
> the autistic spectrum...
>
> If you really want to hurt him in the wallet, don't just boycott his
> sponsors, boycott his kid's energy drink company: Rockstar
>
> http://www.rockstar 69.com
>
> "Savage and his second wife have two children, a daughter and a son;
> his son, Russell, is the founder of the company that produces the
> Rockstar energy drink, where Janet serves as chief financial
officer."
>
> http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Michael_Savage_ (commentator)
>
> Feel free to forward onto the entire Autism community.
>
> This investigative reporting was brought to you by:
>
> http://www.firstgiv ing.com/eliasdad
>
> http://spectrumpubl ications. com/index. php/June/ July-2008/
Spectrum-
> Magazine-Category/ a-walk-to- remember. html
>