Registered republican, not sure what that has to do with this issue. More importantly I am the parent of a child with ADD,
Savage’s allegations that “...In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out...”
Is fabricated. As my daughter says, “90% of all statistics are made up on the spot.”
Autism is a real problem. ADD is a real problem. There are individuals who suffer from these problems. Are there mis-diagnosis? Sure. Is the abuse to the system? Sure. But there is no justification for the “99%” figure.
You had said that there were no guidelines, with a quick Google search I found the guidelines for autism.
YES it is, probably.. he has had "experts" that study autism on the show.. that confirm this statistic..
Autism, should be and is rare.. ADD according to my experience is mostly an excuse.. mot totally but mostly..
What is NOT rare is spoiling children.. and looking to excuse that weakness of parents.. The children are not guilty of spoiling themselves, the parents are.. its a parent problem.. not a children problem.. Parents that will not put and enforce limits on the kids.. for various reasons..
I have followed this problem for 40 years.. after Dr. Spock that advocated spoiling the children.. Little wonder spoiled children has become a growing problem for @40 years..