"The risks and costs of this crisis are a thousand times more threatening to our country" than covid-19, Kennedy said. "Autism is preventable and it is unforgivable that we have not yet identified the underlying causes."
Leaders of the Autism Society, an educational and advocacy organization, called Kennedy's rhetoric misleading and stigmatizing.
"Claiming that Autism is 'preventable' is not science based, and places unnecessary blame on people, parents and families," said Christopher Banks, president and chief executive of the organization. "Autism is not a chronic disease, nor a childhood disease; it is a lifelong developmental condition; it is not an epidemic, nor should it be compared to the covid-19 pandemic, and using language like that perpetuates falsehoods, stigma and stereotypes."
Peter Hotez, a pediatrician and author of a book that examines the genetic causes of autism, said what has been described as the rise of autism instead reflects an increase in awareness...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/15/autism-rfk-jr-trump-cdc/
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