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Autism, Studied and How Much Should Environment

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

How Much Should Environment's Impact on Autism Be Studied? Expert Weighs In

"Current HHS guidance as it pertains to autism reflects a major and concerning shift," Dr. Roma Vasa told Newsweek.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

Kennedy promises exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause autism

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate.”

Kennedy pledges to figure out which ‘environmental toxins’ are causing autism

Kennedy Jr. used newly released autism figures to insist the nation is facing a crisis and promised to ferret out the “environmental toxins” he believes are responsible. The secretary, who in the past has repeated debunked claims that there is a link between vaccines and Autism Spectrum Disorder,

RFK Jr. and CDC Disagree on a Major Autism Study

TIME on MSN · 3h

RFK Jr. and the CDC Disagree on a Major Autism Study

Kennedy, Hotez says, made a “false statement” in claiming that the scientific community denies that there are any environmental factors at play. “I’ve said to RFK Jr. that there could be an environmental component, but not vaccines, because autism occurs in fetal brain development well before kids ever see vaccines.”

ABC News on MSN · 20h

RFK Jr. has a goal to study what's 'behind' autism by September. How realistic is it?

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September. Experts question how realistic this goal is.

Scientific American · 19h

RFK, Jr. Is Wrong about Cause of Rising Autism Rates, Scientists Say

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, struck an alarmist tone about new findings that one in 31 eight-year-olds in the U.S. have an autism diagnosis at a press conference today.

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I was diagnosed with autism at 25. I graduated from college, got married, and became a published author.

My parents tried to get me diagnosed as a child, but because I was hitting all milestones I fell through the cracks. I'm now ...

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Map Reveals States With the Highest Autism Rates

California, as the most populous state, had the highest number of adults estimated to be on the autism spectrum, with 701,669 ...

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'Daily Show' Shuts Down RFK Jr.'s 'Ridiculous' Autism Claims With 1 Familiar Source

Autism advocacy groups have slammed the conspiracy theory pusher-turned-health secretary after he claimed that the disorder ...

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New CDC data shows one in 31 children will be diagnosed with autism by age 8

Boatwright isn't alone. The CDC released data this week showing one in 31 children will be diagnosed with autism by the age ...

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RFK Jr. Says People with Autism 'Will Never Pay Taxes, Hold a Job, Go on a Date,' Sparking Fierce Backlash

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire for his claims about autism in his first press conference as Trump's secretary of ...

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Kennedy Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.

“Autism doesn’t destroy families. It’s the ableism that does,” said Tyla Grant, who was diagnosed with autism at 17. She ...

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Why Are Autism Rates Increasing? What Five Experts Say

"I don't think there's one smoking gun," one autism researcher told Newsweek about data pointing to increased autism cases in ...

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What is autism spectrum disorder?

Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.

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