US EditionAutistic adults push back on 'fear-based' Trump rhetoric
Autistic adults reject fear-based claims linking autism to vaccines and urge focus on acceptance and support as one in 31 children were diagnosed in 2022, CDC reported.
- Recently, US President Donald Trump and his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. framed autism in alarmist terms with unproven claims, while Autistic Adults NYC urged funding for services over stigma.
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported one in 31 children in 2022 had autism, with health experts noting genetic and environmental factors likely contribute.
- Composer William Barnett said he uses his YouTube channel to debunk White House rhetoric and shares how Autistic Adults NYC gave him a 'second home' while family and specialists supported him.
- Members told AFP the White House should fund services and consult autistic people, while Maryum Gardner called the administration's stance dangerous.
- UCLA psychiatry professor Elizabeth Laugeson said `Autism isn't a tragedy or something to be fixed for many people`, and experts emphasize varied traits require tailored social-skills programming.
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AlKhaleej Today‘We’re not a horror show’: Autistic adults push back against Trump’s rhetoric
NEW YORK, Oct 24 — Composer William Barnett started his YouTube channel as an outlet for his music — but today he also uses it to debunk the steady stream of White House rhetoric on autism while sharing his own experience living with it.US President Donald Trump and his health secretary, anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr, have made autism their talking point, calling it a “horror show” and “a crisis” while making unproven claims that it…
Autistic adults push back on ‘fear-based’ Trump rhetoric
Composer William Barnett started his YouTube channel as an outlet for his music -- but today he also uses it to debunk the steady stream of White House rhetoric on autism while sharing his own experience living with it. US President Donald Trump and his health secretary, anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr, have made
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Autistic adults push back on 'fear-based' Trump rhetoric
Composer William Barnett started his YouTube channel as an outlet for his music -- but today he also uses it to debunk the steady stream of White House rhetoric on autism while sharing his own experience living with it.
Autistic Adults Push Back On 'Fear-based' Trump Rhetoric
Composer William Barnett started his YouTube channel as an outlet for his music -- but today he also uses it to debunk the steady stream of White House rhetoric on autism while sharing his own experience living with it.
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