RFK Jr.'s views on autism show anti-science myths are rampant

RFK Jr. makes autism testing sound terrifying. For me, it was a relief.

Between Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims that autism “destroys families” and an abandoned plan for an autism registry list, getting tested may feel fraught.

‘Love on the Spectrum’ Creator Cian O’Clery Knows His Cast Are “The Most Important Critics”

Through no fault of its own, Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum has been thrust into the national discourse. Thanks to the bizarre and alarming comments that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, has made about autism—which include everything from threatening to start a national registry to track those diagnosed with autism, to claiming that autistic individuals will never pay taxes, hold a job, or go on a date—the …

RFK Jr.’s views on autism show that anti-science myths are rampant at the agency he leads - West Hawaii Today

Anumber of otherwise skeptical senators took at face value the pledge by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Senate hearings in January to “follow the science” on issues related to the causes of disease in the U.S., helping him receive confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services.

RFK Orders CDC to Ban mRNA Jabs for Children

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pressing the CDC to halt recommendations for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children, citing concerns over their necessity and safety. Sources say Kennedy is advocating for an immediate policy [...] The post RFK Orders CDC to Ban mRNA Jabs for Children appeared first on The People's Voice.

RFK Jr. Exaggerates Share of Autistic Population With Severe Limitations

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists about for years. Kennedy held an April 16 press conference pegged to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found the prevalence of autism rising to 1 in 31 among 8-year-olds, the latest in a series of increases in recent decades. Kennedy said “autism des…

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr. has decided that there is an autism epidemic. He is determined to find a scapegoat and refuses to listen to science.