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A young autistic artist is taken up in a
helicopter over Rome, and then, over the next
3 days, draws it ALL by memory.
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PlusRadio Host Angers Parents of Autistic
ChildrenRadio Host Angers Parents of Autistic
ChildrenThe Associated PressRight-wing radio
talk show host Michael Savage, who described
99 percent of children with autism as brats,
said Monday he was trying to 'boldly awaken'
parents to his view that many people are
being wrongly diagnosed. (July
21)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:Dateline:
New York][Notes:NATS up "Fire Michael
Savage!"] [Notes:Vid NYC protests, pics
Savage]Conservative radio host Michael Savage
is once again fueling outrage. [Notes:SOT:
"You know what autism is? I tell you what
autism is. In 99% of the cases, it's a brat
who hasn't been told to cut the act out."]
[Notes:Pics savage]That's what his more than
eight million listeners heard last week.He's
calling it .... 'the illness du jour'
[Notes:"This is hateful speech, and we don't
allow hateful speech in this country.]But
Savage says his comments have been taken out
of context. [Notes:Savage sot: My comments
about autism were meant to boldly awaken
parents and children to the medical
communities attempt to label too many parents
and children or adults as autistic."]But some
advocates for autistic children are outraged.
[Notes:John Gilmore, Autism United: "As the
father of an 8-year-old son with autism he
can't speak, and I assure you that you can
call him any name you could possibly think of
for days and I don't think that would make
him speak any faster."] [Notes:Vid NYC
protests, logo Talk Radio Network]And they're
urging Talk Radio Network ... which
syndicates the show nationwide ...To fire
Savage. [Notes:Evelyn Ain, 8-year-old-son has
autism: "We don't want people walking around
thinking that autism is a small brat runing
around not listening to the parents because
it's so far from it."] [Notes:Pics of
Savage]Savage says that's not what he meant
... He says he wanted to alert parents to his
view that many people are being wrongly
diagnosed. [Notes:Savage: "There are other
conditions that mimick autism such as having
a very high IQ or simply being late in
talking , and yet these characteristics are
the characteristics of these situations put
that child on the checklists for autism which
will often invite a false diagnosis."]
[Notes:File vid children]The government says
the increase in autism is mostly caused by a
surge in special education services ..and a
corresponding shift in diagnoses.They
estimate about one in a hundred-fifty
children have some form of the disorder.
___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****)
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