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Maryland father angry over Robert Kennedy Jr's comments on cause of autism

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that one in 31 children in the United States has autism, marking an increase from the numbers in 2020.

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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an 'alarming rate'

WASHINGTON -- Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause the developmental disorder.

CNN on MSN · 1d

In first news conference as HHS secretary, Kennedy says autism is an epidemic in the US

In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a “preventable” crisis-level epidemic that has been caused by an environmental toxin.

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RFK Jr. Says People with Autism 'Will Never Pay Taxes, Hold a Job, Go on a Date,' Sparking Fierce Backlash

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire for his claims about autism in his first press conference as Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 16. He claimed that children with autism will never work,

USA TODAY · 1h

RFK Jr. faces backlash over autism remarks

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has spoken several times in April about plans to find the origins of autism.

Newsweek on MSN · 11h

RFK Jr.'s Child Autism Comments Spark Backlash: 'Flat Out Lie'

Responding to RFK Jr.'s remarks, Representative Frost wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "This is disrespectful and a flat-out lie that further stigmatizes autism. It's not a virus or a disease — it's a neurological condition with a wide spectrum. Many Americans with autism work, pay taxes, and are living happy and healthy lives."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has raised questions about vaccine safety. Now, as the Secretary of Health and Human ...

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RFK Jr. says government to launch new studies on link between toxins, autism amid pushback

According to a new CDC report, in 2022, one in 31 children were diagnosed with autism by age 8 in the U.S., an uptick from ...

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RFK Jr. Claims Children with Autism Can 'Never Play Baseball.' His Aunt Dedicated Her Life to Proving That Wrong

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest claims about autism aren’t just demonstrably false — they’re also an insult to one of the legacies of his famous family ...

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Top health official accuses RFK Jr's agency of 'censorship'

A top scientist at the National Institutes for Health is retiring in protest of alleged "censorship" of his research under ...

Kennedy Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors ...

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RFK Jr. says HHS will research six ‘environmental factors’ — such as mold, medicines and ultrasounds — for potential link to autism

Among the "factors" Kennedy said would be scrutinized are ultrasound scans, mold, pesticides, food chemicals, medicines and ...

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Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a ...

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