Denis Leary Slams Autism As A Joke
http://www.huffingtonpost.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."
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In November's Vanity Fair, in a Q&A, Leary calls it his "favorite chapter":
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