Children with autism deserve the respect and love that all children should feel. The media should help foster this climate and take part in a positive attitude toward the children who tackle autism with courage on a daily basis.

Please sign the petition if you believe that those who make statements such as the one below should be held accountable:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fire-michael-quotautism-is-a-fraudquot-savage

On his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage claimed that autism is a "fraud, a racket. ... 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."