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Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are
Kennedy Jr. to meet. Singer’s brother and daughter are two of the millions living with autism in the United States, ...
‘Dangerous,’ ‘anti-science’, ‘dehumanizing’: CT families, officials and experts push back on RFK autism claims, registry
Autism advocates, scientists and senators called Kennedy’s assertions unscientific and alarming, with many in the autism ...
‘The Accountant 2’ Director Was “Dumbfounded” At RFK Jr.’s “Ignorant” Autism Comments
Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s rhetoric around people with autism, 'The Accountant 2' director Gavin O'Connor criticized ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. September Autism Deadline Not 'Likely': Researcher
"To organize a large-scale U.S. effort on behalf of autism and autism epidemiology will take a lot of time," researcher ...
RFK Jr.: Chronic diseases need top billing, not infectious diseases like measles and COVID
Kennedy has focused his healthcare crusade on his contention that American healthcare prioritizes treating chronic illnesses ...
RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
Reading and writing poetry, which is anchored in patterns of words, images, sounds and forms, is particularly well suited for ...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the ...
‘Being autistic doesn’t make you less human’: Spokane’s autistic community speaks out against RFK comments
Brooke Littlefield's 3-year-old son, Jack, was diagnosed with autism Just four months later, she now fears that diagnosis could make him a target.