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Autism Awareness

Fire Michael "Autism is a Fraud" Savage

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Michael Savage has gone to far in his prejudice and discriminationof children with autism.  Autism is a neuro-developmental medical condition that requires early identification and lifelong treatment.  He has crossed the line by making children the object of his shock radio tactics and promoting mistreatment of children with disabilities.  He must be swiftly fired for his abusive perspective on children whose condition is no fault of there own.  Children with autism deserve our respect for their bravery in tackling an incurable condition.
Michael Savage has gone to far in his prejudice and discriminationof children with autism.  Autism is a neuro-developmental medical condition that requires early identification and lifelong treatment.  He has crossed the line by making children the object of his shock radio tactics and promoting mistreatment of children with disabilities.  He must be swiftly fired for his abusive perspective on children whose condition is no fault of there own.  Children with autism deserve our respect for their bravery in tackling an incurable condition.
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# 7,182:
9:41 pm PST, Jan 16, Kate Gladstone, New York
The next time that Mr. Savage goes to a doctor, I hope the doctor tells him: "Your agony results from a condition which I have declared non-existent. Therefore, you are now perfectly healthy but just a brat. That will be $500, please."
# 7,181:
8:30 am PST, Jan 16, Tracy Ratliff, North Carolina
As a parent of a child with AS, it can be stressful because it is something that is hard to pinpoint. You must really TEACH your child w/AS in a different manner, besides the constant repetition of learned lessons which can be challenging. I am learning so much everyday about AS and hope everyone else does as well. Thanks!
# 7,180:
4:48 pm PST, Jan 7, Jeff Wassink, Michigan
I have 2 childeren that are autistic and I can tell you that it is not a fraud. It is to bad that people are that ignorant.
# 7,179:
12:17 pm PST, Jan 7, Debra Martin, Arkansas
3 of my grandkids has this. so we know it is real, thank you very much
# 7,178:
10:12 am PST, Jan 7, Beth Robertson, Indiana
What a shame!!
# 7,177:
9:48 am PST, Jan 7, Jennifer Wassink, Michigan
Mr. Savage It is a shame that we have such ignorant people spewing such crap on the radio. I wish I could say that my children's autism was just an "excuse" I used. Noone asked to be in this situation, parents or the children and I would love to have rather had a child that could tell me when he was hurt or sick, but unfortunately, you were given the gift of speech instead of my child.
# 7,176:
7:54 am PST, Jan 7, Maureen Found, Maryland
God bless all the children...they need our help.
# 7,175:
12:10 am PST, Jan 3, Matt Miller, Louisiana
Hey Mike? I grew up in Brooklyn too, you yat. Blow it out your hole, moron.
# 7,174:
4:54 pm PST, Dec 31, TINA PEISER, California
WE SHOULD ALL BE AS KIND AS THESE CHILDREN. WE SURELY HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM THEM, LOVE, KINDNESS AND ESPECIALY ACCEPTANCE. I LOVE AND MOST OF ALL I RESPECT THEIR PARENTS FOR STANDING BY THEIR CHILD AND FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS. GOD BLESS THE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 7,173:
3:33 pm PST, Dec 31, Jackie Davison, California
Stop the Abuse of Autistic Children
# 7,172:
5:07 pm PST, Dec 28, Michelle Richardson, Washington
# 7,171:
3:24 pm PST, Dec 28, John Tilt, United Kingdom
# 7,170:
9:40 am PST, Dec 27, Mike Downs, Missouri
Fire him,he has no excuse for what he said.
# 7,169:
7:44 pm PST, Dec 19, Name not displayed, Alabama
# 7,168:
9:04 pm PST, Dec 14, Euterpe Jones, Canada
Michael Savage is one of those ignorant, obnoxious bullies that people seem addicted to these days, particularly in the USA. A man people despise but nonetheless listen to. I'm sure his employers are able to sell lots of advertising for his program, and believe they are also just giving the people what they want. However, at a certain point, we the people have to say no to offensive specimens like Savage. Savage is just one of countless paragons of moral & intellectual filth that glut our modern-day media. He needs to be taken off the air IMMEDIATELY. In troubled times like these, we need intelligent, informed, compassionate, strong, morally uplifting voices in the media - the very opposite of everything Savage stands for. He ought to be standing in the welfare line. However, I doubt even that would humble this arrogant megalomaniac. We don't want him polluting the airwaves any longer. FIRE MICHAEL SAVAGE!
# 7,167:
2:05 pm PST, Dec 14, Stewart A. Levin, Colorado
Michael Savage should read about the medical conditions and help contribute to treatment and cure, not denigrate it and its sufferers. There have been some very recent promising advances in understanding the causes and possible treatments of the neurological dysfunction.
# 7,166:
11:45 am PST, Dec 14, Name not displayed, Kentucky
# 7,165:
11:02 am PST, Dec 12, Josh Recio, Texas
# 7,164:
6:48 pm PST, Dec 10, Devona Rybolt, Indiana
my son is 11 years old and is severe autistic. this ticks me off to no end that he would have the audacity to say something like that! he deserves to be fired
# 7,163:
8:26 am PST, Dec 8, Queen Unique, Florida
As a very involved member of a family affected by Autism I believe there should be ZERO tolerance for this type of ignorance. Simple.
# 7,162:
6:06 am PST, Dec 8, Holly Davis Randolph, Georgia
# 7,161:
5:48 pm PST, Dec 6, Joann Miller, Michigan
My son has Autism and he is a very loving child. People that are around him always say he is a joy. He has never been described as a brat! I would like to know how many "Brat" children Mr. Savage has? I think that Mr Savage should work with autistic children for a while and see what a joy that can be. When a child at 4 years old says "I Love you Mommy." for the first time it worms your hart. When a child is having a melt down in a store and people are staring at you saying "why don't you control your child" it makes you mad. And when people say "you should put your son in sports" and you have to try to explane to people that he does not understand the rules, it breaks your hart. When you have to see you child strugle with things other children get so easey it hurts, but when they finely get it you are so proud becouse you know how hard they had to work for it and you are thankful becouse you know that there children out there with autism that never get it. People in mr. Savages position should think before they say things. I am glad we have freedom of speach BUT... When you are in that kind of position You should KNOW what your talking about.
# 7,160:
6:11 pm PST, Dec 5, Danielle McCallum, North Dakota
This guy is a complete idiot........he needs to walk in my shoes for a day and see how pathetic he is. He wouldn't last 24 hrs. of taking care of my 8 1/2 yr. old daughter. He'd end up shooting himself in the head......hes weak and sad. Shame on him and the marketing/advertising executives behind his radio show. What a poor excuse for a human being. Danielle McCallum-Proud United States Air Force Family for 12 1/2 yrs., and loving mother of 3.
# 7,159:
8:52 am PST, Dec 1, Michelle Kilgore, California
I am apalled by his ignorance of a medical issue, and mis-treatment of children.
# 7,158:
9:54 pm PST, Nov 28, Meryl Cook, California
My son was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old. He is now 18 and has struggled with it ever since. Your ignorance astounds me.
# 7,157:
5:06 pm PST, Nov 23, Tonya Bryant, South Carolina
# 7,156:
3:55 pm PST, Nov 21, Robert Thompson, New Jersey
# 7,155:
3:28 am PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, Canada
# 7,154:
4:19 pm PST, Nov 20, Marian Thompson, New Jersey
I have a son with Asperger's syndrome, he is not a brat! Life has been a struggle with him and for him from day 1 but I love him so much. People who talk about Autism being a fake disease, wouldnt say that if they personaly knew someone with it or someone in they're family was Autistic. If Micheal Savage spent just one day in my shoes in the last 11 years, he'd never say anything so cruel about these children or family's ever again! God bless all families struggling with this disease... Marian Thompson
# 7,152:
10:23 am PST, Nov 17, Bryan Doyle, Connecticut
As a person with a family member with Aspergers I believe we need to get this loudmouth off the air!!
# 7,151:
7:46 am PST, Nov 8, Tiffany Lavine, Ohio
He should be fired. If he personally knew anything about autism or researched the link between the gov't and autism, then he would have a say. Can't discriminated something that you are not involved or know little about.
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