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"Good Morning America" spoke with Evelyn Ain, president of Autism United, a group spearheading the boycott of Savage's program.
She is also the mother of an 8-year-old son who has autism.
When asked what she would say to Savage if she met him, Ain replied, "He should have apologized.
I don't think he understands how — what a big impact he's had on families and children.
Autism is one of the most vulnerable populations out there.
"50 percent of the children that have autism can't speak.
They can't verbalize their needs. … We don't need anybody, basically, you know, a bus matron, for example, taking advantage of our children and maybe trying to discipline the children on a bus, because thinking that what Michael Savage said, that's what these kids need," Ain said.