this is news that never really made big headlines but as gordon brown is our next prime minister thought i would share it.
Back in october 2006 this Autism comment sparked a backlash
George Osborne landed in hot water with the National Autistic Society yesterday after he was accused of suggesting that Gordon Brown was faintly autistic.
Mr Osborne denied making the claim at the conference, but the society said any perceived use of autism as a term to mock someone could cause deep distress. He made the faux pas at a conference fringe meeting. When asked if he might have been faintly autistic, he quipped: "We're not getting on to Gordon Brown yet."
A spokesman for the National Autistic Society said: "It is a complex disability that can be challenging and distressing for the people who live with it. To use the term autism in a pejorative way can cause offence and can increase the misunderstanding and confusion that already exists." Mr Osborne's comments followed David Cameron's personal attack on the Chancellor at the weekend when he described Mr Brown as tragic and weak.
From the herald.co.uk
