To: Incorrigible
Autism ping.
To: Question_Assumptions
My daughter works with autistic kids. Dr. Thomas Sowell is also very knowledgeable and has written books on the subject. So I'm taking this statement both from what my daughter has told me with experience and what Dr. Sowell has written about them.
The bottom line is that what Savage said is insensitive, harsh and lacking in any compassion. But he's essentially correct. All autistic kids need extra attention, but most of it is the attention of time and disclipline which a loving parent or caring teacher could deliver. A minimal amount of medication can also be helpful, but not in the frequencies and quantities pushed by the "funky kid" industry.
33 posted on
07/21/2008 11:40:51 AM PDT by
Vigilanteman
(Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
To: Question_Assumptions; afraidfortherepublic; dead; seowulf; Severa; alnick; FormerLurker; ...
To me this is just another case of Michael Savage saying something controversial so he stays in the news. Since so few people actually listen to Savage, this tyrade was exposed by Media Matters, Hillary’s media lap dog.
In some ways, I do think Autism diagnosis has been over applied but I don’t agree with Savage or Thomas Sowell either on the subject of Autism.
77 posted on
07/21/2008 12:05:35 PM PDT by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
Everyboyd has the right to be wrong....and stupid.....savage is excercising his rights.
332 posted on
07/21/2008 10:25:55 PM PDT by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(There once was a dream called, "Hippy Beat Down." The mere whisper of if caused cops to cry.")
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