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RFK Jr. Promises To Identify Cause Of Autism By September — What To Know About His Claim
Forbes via MSN ^ | 04/10/25 | Antonio Pequeño IV

Posted on 04/10/2025 3:04:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a televised presidential cabinet meeting Thursday that his agency will investigate and identify the cause of rising autism rates in the U.S. by September, though scientists have said a large part of the jump in rates are linked to improvements in autism awareness and diagnoses.

Kennedy said the Health and Human Services Department has started a “massive testing and research effort” involving “hundreds of scientists from around the world” that will allow the government to know by September the cause behind the jump in autism rates, adding “we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures.”

About one in 36 children were identified with autism spectrum disorder in a 2020 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up significantly from the one in 150 children identified with autism in 2000.

Kennedy added the Health and Human Services Department most recent numbers on autism cases “we think, are going to be about one in 31.”

President Donald Trump speculated on the cause of the rise in cases, baselessly suggesting it could be related to consumption of certain foods or drugs or “maybe it’s a shot,” pushing a popular, debunked conspiracy that vaccines cause autism.

Scientific studies have continuously shown no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which cited its own studies and a review from the National Academy of Medicine.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antivaxhysteria; autism; hhs; jillsbox; quackquack; rfk; rfkjr; robertkennedyjr; vaccines
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1 posted on 04/10/2025 3:04:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
pushing a popular, debunked conspiracy that vaccines cause autism.

Debunked? This is likely what Kennedy will reveal in September.

2 posted on 04/10/2025 3:10:59 PM PDT by Kleon
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To: SeekAndFind
Since when did politicians and the gov't become doctors and medical experts????

Get gov't out of healthcare where they DO NOT constitutionally belong!!!!

3 posted on 04/10/2025 3:11:10 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I for one explicitly trust fact checking from MSN and the medical establishment. Obviously integrity and truth are the ONLY benchmarks rotflmao!


4 posted on 04/10/2025 3:12:07 PM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: SeekAndFind

Heavy metal toxicity. Also possibly because people are delaying having children. Older male sperm increases odds of autism.


5 posted on 04/10/2025 3:16:20 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: SeekAndFind

I doubt it will be just 1 cause


6 posted on 04/10/2025 3:18:40 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Autism’s orina would be interesting. ADHD is a made up disease like many of today’s diseases are. Made up meaning a a drug was made and a disease magically appeared where it was needed.

Pathetic what big pharma has done and even more so the idiots that believe in it.


7 posted on 04/10/2025 3:19:36 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Jim W N

One of the few things the federal government SHOULD be doing is do research like this.Identifying causes of illness is very important .


8 posted on 04/10/2025 3:20:48 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (“I don’t really care, Margaret.”)
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To: SeekAndFind

He might be able to identify a cause, and maybe even a primary cause, but he probably can’t identity every cause.


9 posted on 04/10/2025 3:21:39 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I can promise I can land any plane that is in the air, because gravity only moves in one direction.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well this will be interesting


10 posted on 04/10/2025 3:23:09 PM PDT by redgolum
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To: SeekAndFind

Saw him on Fox earlier today.

He’s blaming it on flouride.


11 posted on 04/10/2025 3:34:52 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: SeekAndFind

the “writer” Antonio - plenty of MSN connections! would that suggest he toes the Bill Gates line?

https://muckrack.com/antonio-pequeno-iv

not how he insults the President for “speculating”. nothing wrong with that, Antonio.


12 posted on 04/10/2025 3:35:14 PM PDT by MAGAthon ( )
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To: redgolum

This condition is over diagnosed. Everything is autism these days.


13 posted on 04/10/2025 3:37:27 PM PDT by chalkfarmer (I)
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To: maddog55
ADHD is a made up disease like many of today’s diseases are.

Seen any Anorexia cases lately?

14 posted on 04/10/2025 3:37:32 PM PDT by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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Yes. Three. one who will likely die of it


15 posted on 04/10/2025 3:40:38 PM PDT by redgolum
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“Saw him on Fox earlier today.

He’s blaming it on flouride.”

No he didn’t, you either don’t listen very well or you’re a liar.


16 posted on 04/10/2025 4:12:45 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: SeekAndFind

They have a jump on it already. There has been a suppression of a lot of information by vested interests. Put some actual scientists on it and take out the money and see what the results are.


17 posted on 04/10/2025 4:17:03 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
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To: fruser1

And everybody with a well and autistic kid be like huh?


18 posted on 04/10/2025 4:25:38 PM PDT by Pocketdoor
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s going to be a tough nut to crack. He’d better give himself ‘till the end of the year.


19 posted on 04/10/2025 4:42:59 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler
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To: SeekAndFind

The spectrum originally ran from k-l. Now it runs from C to X.


20 posted on 04/10/2025 4:44:53 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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