OOmis he did in fact say that verbatim. You can hear him on youtube if you’d like.
you say “then he shows an abysmal ignorance of what autism is. OK.”
So that is at the very least MBP and Autism that he is ignorant about, and yet doesnt hesitate to forcefully and assuredly share his opinions on the subject. This is not the sign of an intellectual.
you then try to reinterpret waht he was saying. He said nothing of the sort. He said (quote) “…I’ll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases…” He was not referring to a few brats who have a diagnosis that is rushed on them.
(Although of course afterwards he claimed it was “taken out of context” Though the only context his stament would be ok in is had he said “Only an ignoramus would say Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I’ll tell you …”)