What Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Doesn’t Understand About Autism

What Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Doesn’t Understand About Autism

On The New Yorker Radio Hour, an autism researcher discusses Kennedy’s initiative to identify a cause of the condition, the focus on environmental factors, and the dangers of misinformation.

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Turned His Health Around - Health Digest

Decades ago, lawyer and politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was far from being a paragon of health. Nowadays, the septuagenarian seems to be in much better health.

Many Catholics in autism community see RFK Jr. remarks 'disrespectful,' ignorant - Catholic Review

For many of those who know and love someone who is neurodiverse — living with autism — the words of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this spring stung like a slap in the face. In an April 16 briefing, Kennedy announced plans for a national autism registry, while declaring the condition a “preventable disease” that “destroys” families. “These are kids who will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’l…