controversy and anger throughout the day yesterday especially for those with autism and in the asperger's read people like the autistic self advocacy network called on scarborough to retract his cut is comments as did labor journalist mike elec who said that he too has asperger's syndrome a form of a part of the autism spectrum under pressure joe scarborough issued a statement this morning not on the air but in writing saying during a debate regarding the recent colorado shootings i suggested that the aurora tragedy should make americans focus more on mental health in this country those suggesting that i was linking all violent behavior to autism. missed my larger point and overlooked the fact that i have a wonderful loving son with asperger's perhaps i could have made my point more eloquently not exactly an apology and not exactly the sort of discussion that many in the autism community hope for after scarborough's comments yesterday so tonight on this show we're going to have that discussion joining me now is mike elk a journalist for in these times who publicly called on scarborough to

she had one kid with asperger's. she has no money for extra activities. i raised kids.. there was subsidized daycare and camps and outreach in my community that helped support me with my child and to bring her along. there were free after school activities and free sports. what i thought was striking in the article and you brought it up in yours was that this woman seemed to have no other support. i think she had cervical cancer. she has surgery and the doctor says her to stay out for six weeks. she stays out for one because she can't afford to stay out any longer. >> paid sick leave. people should know this woman works as an assistant manager in a daycare center. she makes $12.35 per hour. she clocks in and out. she has no vacation time. what kind of a way is this to treat a person who has done everything right. who hasn't screwed up by the time they are 25? >> i have a quick point to what you are saying and tie it together with the you didn't build that stuff. we do need community support. one argument that was written about and one of the points that is made is that

coming out joe scarborough was met with a firestorm of anger yesterday after he blamed asperger's and autism spectrum disorders for the colorado shooting massacre why did scarborough say he thought the shooter might have had one of these disorders and is there any scientific evidence to back up these outrageous and sensitive statements. download the official publication so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's now t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device watch on t.v. any time any. more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. let. ok back to the big picture i'm tom harmon coming up in this half hour comments made yesterday by joe scarborough have sparked a new debate over the handling of autism spectrum disorders in america or so-called autism advocacy groups like autism speaks really.

. >> stahl: grandin has asperger's, a high-functioning form of autism, but she had trouble learning toound, you know three, three and a half. a few stressed words at a time, like i'd say "bah" for "ball". >> stahl: to analyze grandin's brain, schneider used a new technique he developed called high definition fiber tracking that reveals the interior wiring in fine detail. this is a normal brain? >> schneider: this is a normal brain. >> stahl: first, he showed us the fibers that make up the language circuit in a normal brain, a streamlined bundle with off ramps at the top. but what about in a brain with autism, like temple grandin's? you're going to show us temple's brain? >> schneider: yes. we're going to show the inside of temple's brain. >> stahl: what i saw floored me. what did you think when you saw that? that is temple... that is that... that is that? >> schneider: that is this section and how it projects out. >> stahl: but that's dramatic! >> schneider: that's dramatic. >> stahl: schneider thinks this dramatic disorganization of the wiring may explain the language impairments seen

>> a doctor who treats people with autism says lefevour's persistence is typical of those with asperger'sno for an answer. it's hard to redirect them and they can repetitively go after a particular interest or a goal over and over again. >> for almost a month lefevour disappeared until a search helicopter spotted his makeshift camp by the river. his clothes piled on a rock. >> unbelievable that we found him at all and that he was alive. >> i was completely taken back by how thin he was. >> he had lost about 50 pounds. he survived by drinking river water and eating frogs. his sister believes the same focus that led him to make the risky trip helped keep him alive. >> he survived it. i mean, he did something many people couldn't do. i mean, i certainly couldn't do. i tell you, i would have died out there after a week. >> william is being treated in a utah hospital where his focus now is on recovery. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, san francisco. >>> i love the fact how survival focuses the mind. >> eating frogs. i'm glad he's okay. . >>> this goes out for someone but never too earl

i have a son who has asperger's loved by everyone in his family and is wonderful, but it is for those that may not have a loving family and a support group and may be a bit further along on the autism, an extraordinarily frustrating, terrible challenge day in and day out. and so, i do think, again, i don't know the specifics about this young man, but we see too many shooters in these tragedyis bearing the same characteristics mentally. that's why i feel the way i do about health care. john heilemann and mark halperin, we really have had a debate about gun control and we've had a debate over the past 20 years, and the supporters of gun control have lost. i remember back in the '90s, after a similar tragedy having a debate and actually watching conservative democrats stand up, i think at the time it was john dingell, and john murtha who stood up and killed president clinton's effort at further gun control. i think this debate has been had. >> there's no question that the example of what happened in 1994 when a lot of democrats, at least by conventional wisdom, lost their seats because o

this bill will ensure the department cannot reissue a proposed rule substantial in nature through aspergs that it released last year. our youth deserve an opportunity to learn and grow through onfarm experience and my legislation will make sure that remains available and i urge support for preserving america's family farms act. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. walberg: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. duffy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. mr. duffy: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the american family farm. wisconsin farms are the bedrock of our society. they are the cornerstone of the wisconsin economy. you look at a family farm and if we don't have the whole family in the youth working on the family farm, oftentimes they can't be successful in this very