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

[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.

[traderrob6]

IQ loss NOT autism Einstein.

FREAKIN LISTEN!

[Fresh Wind]

To find the cause of rising autism rates you must first determine what part of the treatment is the most profitable.

[maddog55]

If you read the diagnosis of ADHD then everyone has it and drugging kids or adults is not the answer.

As of 2022, over 7 million U.S. children and more than 15 million adults have been diagnosed with ADHD... Think about that. That’s pure BS to promote drugs to make money.

So no I don’t believe in ADHD, it’s called life and how you deal with it. Some people can some can’t but it’s not a disease and there’s no proof of a chemical imbalance it’s a theory but I’ll be damned if they don’t have a drug for it like everything else.

Depression and bipolar wasn’t part of the discussion and still isn’t.

[BitWielder1]

It may be hard to prove a link between any one vaccine and autism but what about the accumulated effect of all of them?
Some people claim the link is rather obvious.
Add to that all the unhealthy and unnecessary stuff in our food supply.

[Jim W N]

So what’s the relationship between abortion (in your reply) and Kennedy’s views on the cause of autism?

The common thread of unconstitutionally and astonishingly putting health and healthcare into the hands of the dangerous, deadly, and deceitful mostly unconstitutional federal gov't.

[chalkfarmer]

You said that much better than I did. They change the categories regularly in special education.