'Ableist' RFK Jr. Called Out for Claiming Autistic Children Will Never Fall in Love: 'Love on the Spectrum Would Like a Word'

RFK Jr. Claims Autistic Children Will Never 'Hold A Job' Or 'Go On A Date' In Bonkers Rant

Once again displaying the incompetence inherent in the administration, Republican President Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) held his first press conference on Monday.The purpose was for HHS head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to spout the misinformation, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories the antivaxxer is known for. This time, RFK Jr.'s target was people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).RFK Jr. again made false claims …

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.

“I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week.”

An Autistic Mom Responds to RFK Jr.

Alex Wong/Getty Images News/Getty ImagesAs an autistic adult, I’ve watched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make outrageous claims for years. But this time, this week, it hits closer to home. On Wednesday, Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services painted autism as something devastating to families, a crisis to be solved, a burden to be lifted. He painted autistic individuals as being “too much” and the destroyers of their family unit. He claimed auti…

'Ableist' RFK Jr. Called Out for Claiming Autistic Children Will Never Fall in Love: 'Love on the Spectrum Would Like a Word'

RFK Jr.'s claim that those diagnosed with autism will "never go on a date" was quickly debunked by fans of the Netflix series, Love on the Spectrum.

RFK Jr Sparks Outrage With Controversial Autism Comments

Popular political figure RFK Jr, known for his mumblings about anti-vaccination, just dropped quite a bomb preceding mass outrage. Making the comment about autistic children: “will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball, they’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go on a date. Many of them will never use […]