He has a history of picking on the little guy, and kicking people when they are down… how this is in any way shocking to people is beyond me.

I do agree with him that there ARE people who are misdiagnosed and there ARE parents out there who self diagnose their kids as an excuse to themselves for the behavior of their brat… BUT I would say that it is NOWHERE near his 99% mark. I would say more like single digits.

In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins University described autism for the first time. He based his discovery from 11 children he observed between 1938 and 1943. What he studied were children who had withdrawal from human contact as early as age 1.

During the 1940′s through the 60′s the medical community felt that children who had autism where schizophrenic. This lack of understanding of the disorder lead many parents to believe that they were at fault

During the 1960′s people began to understand autism and more precisely identify autism symptoms and treatments.

and the 2nd?
Drugs don’t cure autism, but many autistic suffer from multiple problems such as
depression or seizures, and the drugs can help with those secondary problems.
The drugs most commonly prescribed are:
Anti psychotics (Mellaril, Haldol, Thorazine) – used to treat severe aggression,
self-injurous behavior, agitation or insomnia.

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Anticonvulsants (Tegretol, Depakote, Dilantin) – used to control seizures.
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Anti depression (Lithium, Depakote) – used for bipolar manic depression.
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Anti anxiety (Valium, Librium)
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Benzodiazepines
alprazolam (Xanax)
chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
clonazepam (Klonopin)
diazepam (Valium, Valrelease, Zetran)
flurazepam (Dalmane)
lorazepam (Ativan, Alzapam)
oxazepam (Serax)
triazolam (Halcion)

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Tricyclic Antidepressants –
amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep, Enden, Tryptizol)
amoxapine (Asendin)
buproprione (Wellbutrin)
carbamazepine (Epitol, Tegretol)
clomipramine (Anafranil)
desipramine (Norpramine, Pertofrane)
doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan)
imipramine (Tofranil, Janimine)
nortriptyline (Pamelor, Ventyl, Aventyl)
trimipramine (Surmontil)

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) used for regular depression or compulsive behaviors.
fluoxetine (Prozac)
fluvoxamine (Luvox)
nefazodone (Serzone)
paroxetine (Paxil)
sertraline (Zoloft)
venlafaxine (Effexor)
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(MAOI) Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors – Used to treat depression and panic. In most cases, MAOI’s should not be the first treatment choice. Rather, these drugs are prescribed for people whose symptoms have failed to respond to other common antidepression drugs. Although just as effective as heterocyclic drugs, they poses a potential problem because of the possible toxic food-drug interactions. If you are taking one of these, follow the dietary guidelines strictly.

moclobemide (Aurorix, Manerix)
phenelzine (Nardil)
tranylcypromine (Parnate)

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Beta Blockers (Nadolol, Buspirone)-used to decrease aggression or hyperactivity.
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Opiate Blockers (Naltrexone/Trexan) – control self injurious behaviors.
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Sedatives (Chloral Hydrate, Noctec, and Benadryl) – for difficulty sleeping
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Stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine)-for hyperactivity and attention or concentration problems.Some of them have side effects.

“drugs don’t cure autism”???? yet look at the list of meds prescribed to sufferers. sounds like a big pharmaceutical plot to me.not saying autism isn’t real, i’ve seen it first hand, but like adhd, its overblown and big pharma-induced.