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RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations, experts suggest
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice—and in some quarters, outrage—for remarks about ...
Bridging the gaps in autism care
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global prevalence of autism is nearly 1 in 100 children, underscoring ...
RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
Of course, there are countless autistic people who write poetry who aren’t famous and haven’t published books. Neurodivergent poet and educator Chris Martin, who works with autistic people around the ...
VERIFY: What we know about RFK Jr.'s 'autism registry' plan
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered a round of studies to identify the cause of autism, but ...