Quaxs|A severe autism advocate responds to RFK Jr.'s research initiative

2025-05-07 07:12:19source:CAI Communitycategory:Scams

About one in 31 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder,Quaxs according to CDC data released this month.

When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed these findings, he declared that autism is a rapidly growing "epidemic" in the U.S. and vowed to identify the "environmental toxin" he says is to blame.

Which of Kennedy's remarks rang true to those in the autism community?

Jill Escher is the president of the National Council on Severe Autism, and had both gratitude and criticism for the new initiative.

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