'Autism a fraud,' Savage says

Talk show host Michael Savage goes on Larry King Live to explain why he called autism "a fraud."

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"SAVAGE: Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I'm not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket. For a long while, we were hearing that every minority child had asthma. Why did they sudden — why was there an asthma epidemic amongst minority children? Because I'll tell you why: The children got extra welfare if they were disabled, and they got extra help in school. It was a money racket. Everyone went in and was told [fake cough], "When the nurse looks at you, you go [fake cough], 'I don't know, the dust got me.' " See, everyone had asthma from the minority community. That was number one.


Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. 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."

Autism — everybody has an illness. If 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 — "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. That's why we have the politicians we have."

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[answer6234]

First of all this man is 100% right when i was 13 years old back in 2004 i was wrongly labeled as having autism or aspergers syndrome .Teachers back then isumed that i was different just because i needed my personal space if they say that people with autism have problems communicating and being social it is pretty obvius that manny of these children can speak .when i was a child there was nothing wrong with me i could walk talk speak and everything so stop the FUCKING labeling please thank you.

[Souldestroy199]

Autism is both over- and under- diagnosed. Perhaps we're looking for the wrong signs.

[wierdcarrot]

@TheJimmax

Maybe you should consider putting it down.

[spear3561]

Michael Savage is an ignorant idiot, period.

[UnlockableCharacters]

Bunch of dummies below crying about Mr. Savage's statement.

For 1.) listen to the whole video instead of pausing at 1.38 to rant.

2.) He is talking about about the fake cases. People just want an excuse to act like a moron.

[TheJimmax]

@adoptacat01 Why has my 6 year old son never spoken. He cant be in a crowd or bear loud noises. He has never slept for more than 6 hours. We cant go on holidays. We cant leave him with a sitter.and the stress on our relationship has nearly split us up. I work hard and we receive very little help from the state.. I would sell my soul to hear my beautiful wee boy say daddy just once.You are no doctor, you are a fuckin idiot. I would'nt even let you have a cat! Please die!

[TheJimmax]

This man makes me glad the atlantic is a huge ocean!

[181redhawk]

 hey dumbfuck if you had a working brain you do your research him and then you would find out that his brother was born he could never speak he sat in a wheelchair his entire life and I dont see your ass with radioshow either

[glasfurd31]

My son has Fragile X, a condition that has a lot of the characteristics of autism. He's 7 and has never spoken. Yeh, Mr Savage were having a ball, ain't nothing fake about it. I may also add I have gladly never received any sort of welfare. Loudmouth Savage go read a book & bring one fact to the table. Thank God for early intervention.

[adoptacat01]

RIGHT ON,Autism is a fraud. I know women that find a doctor that will diagnose autism in order to get a state check and many other free benefit's. Biggest fraud going on.

[nasbster915]

wow...michael savage makes a totally illogical argument by comparing two completely unrelated things: asthma and autism. From this, he springboards into launching an ad hominem attack on the profession of psychiatry itself. How people can listen to this garbage, take it seriously, and believe it is just beyond me. Maybe if more of you had autism, you'd pay more attention to the content of his argument than the social nuances of his appealing emotional delivery.