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RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes

In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted scientific research to argue that there is an “epidemic” of autism that must be due to an "environmental toxin.

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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.

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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 Walter Zahorodny told Newsweek.

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What Kennedy gets wrong about autism’s causes

We already know a lot about the disorder and why its prevalence has increased.

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‘Love on the Spectrum’ star from Boston responds to RFK Jr.’s remarks about autism

Boston native and Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum” star James B. Jones is speaking out against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments about autism.

What science says about artificial food dyes amid RFK Jr.’s push to ban them

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has called the dyes “poison” and long blamed artificial additives for chronic ...

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RFK Jr. autism data project stokes alarm over motives

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to collect troves of personal medical data to find the cause of autism has ...

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