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To: dynachrome
I don't pretend to be any kind of expert. But I have watched a lot of allegedly autistic kids while volunteering at a special school for autistic children. Some kids obviously had something very wrong with them, while others appeared completely normal!

So while I mostly agree with Michael Savage on this, I think he's probably overstating the case. I'd guess around about 50-70% (not 99% as per Savage) of kids claimed to be autistic have been misdiagnosed, or that the word "autistic" is being used as a catch-all term for "we don't know what's wrong with him."

10 posted on 04/16/2012 3:34:46 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: shhrubbery!

Ever hear of Asperger’s Syndrome?

Didn’t think so.

My son has it. Hang around my house for a day or two and you’ll understand that what appears to be a normal kid - ain’t.


14 posted on 04/16/2012 3:42:54 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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