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Spotlight on Autism 		   
Summary Statement:

The mother of an autistic son reacts to John McCain's recent pledge to help families like hers. Was it just rhetoric?

What did you think of Senator McCain's debate comments?
Kristina Chew: Very puzzling. It seemed that he was conflating autism and Down syndrome. Certainly, parents of kids with autism and Down syndrome have tons of overlap in our concerns, but they're very different conditions. I found that troubling. And the comments he made about autism, they seem to betray a lack of knowledge or understanding about the kinds of things that autistic children need. It almost seemed to be a rhetorical statement. To be really cynical, it's as if he's playing a sympathy card. He's sentimentalizing the children, but not looking at how we can help them, how we can teach them, how we can make things better.
Tags:

election,  campaign,  John McCain
Submission Date:

10/22/2008by: shannonj
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