Guest guest Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Firefighter writes Dennis a letter http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/10/real-firefighte.html38 and Mom to threeTasha 23..new Mommy ( means I am a Grammy )Casey-Mae 13..sweet as pieElijah 2.. ASD and beautiful Re: Unreal!!!!!! !!!!!!!! Is he just seeking attention because he is a HAS BEEN OR NEVER WAS IN THE FIRST PLACE. What a piece of sh*t!! I just don't see how anyone in the world could write such hateful words without an alterior motive..attention for themselves.>> ... > Denis Leary Slams Autism As A Joke> http://www.huffingt onpost.com/ 2008/10/15/ denis-leary- slams-autism_n_134749. html > > > > > DENIS Leary should brace himself for hate mail from the parents of kids diagnosed with autism.> > In his new book, "Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid," the joke-slinging "Rescue Me" star writes about the brain disorder:> > "There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can't compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of shrinks . . . to get back diagnoses that help explain away the deficiencies of their junior morons. I don't give a what these crackerjack whack jobs tell you - yer kid is NOT autistic. He's just stupid. Or lazy. Or both."> > The Autism Society of America responded: "For Mr. Leary to suggest that families or doctors conspire to falsely diagnose autism is ridiculous . . . remarks reflect the same misconceptions of autism being caused by bad or unemotional parenting that were held over 50 years ago." > > Keep reading> > -plus-> > In November's Vanity Fair, in a Q & A, Leary calls it his "favorite chapter":> > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------------> > Join our listserv! Don't get your news second hand! Get LINKED! http://lists. autismlink... com/lists> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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