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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests compensating families of some people with autism
"We need to identify the exposures that are causing this epidemic and compensate the families of the injured." ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. September Autism Deadline Not 'Likely': Researcher
"To organize a large-scale U.S. effort on behalf of autism and autism epidemiology will take a lot of time," researcher ...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the ...
'Disgusting': Strong reaction in Central Mass. to RFK Jr. comments about autism
Autism numbers in the U.S. are on the upswing, with 1 in 31 8-year-olds (3.2%) diagnosed in 2022. In 2000, the ratio was 1 in ...
Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements on autism
Medical experts, along with people on the autism spectrum, told PolitiFact that Kennedy’s portrayal was skewed.
Fake video shows RFK Jr. saying, 'Kids are gayer than ever and they're fat, repulsively fat'
In April 2025, online users discussed a video purportedly showing U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
'Love on the Spectrum' star from MA, James B. Jones, responds to RFK Jr.'s autism comments
A Massachusetts resident who stars on Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum" is clapping back at comments that Health and Human ...
NIH promises major autism updates ‘within next year’ despite RFK Jr.’s September goal
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya promised that answers and solutions regarding the United States’s ...