A last-minute look at the candidates

Posted by Beth Finke on October 31st, 2008

Five days until the election. If you are still undecided, here are some links to information on each presidential candidate’s view on autism and other disability issues.

The Autism Society of America (ASA) website features a presidential election resources page with full statements by Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama.

If you prefer going directly to each …Read More » »

Confusing Down Syndrome with autism?

Posted by Beth Finke on October 16th, 2008

After last night’s presidential debate, a post on a blog called Inside Autism wondered, “Does John McCain think autism and Down syndrome are the same thing? A lot of bloggers think so.”

That got me curious. After a bit of searching I found other blog posts on the subject, including this one from Brian Beutler’s Debate liveblog:

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Maybe Michael Savage has “compassion deficit disorder”

Posted by Beth Finke on August 12th, 2008

Last week, New York Times reporter Judith Warner published a blog post called Compassion Deficit Disorder.

In the post, Warner compares Michael Savage’s accusation that autism is a fraud to comments by Senator John McCain’s campaign manager that Barack Obama had “played the race card.” From there, Warner talks of how her niece’s schoolmates at a Midwestern suburban …Read More » »