Why does RFK Jr want to put my family on an ‘autism registry’? | Deborah Bloom

RFK Jr called autism spectrum disorder a “preventable disease” that “tears families part” and said it was a cataclysm’ that needs to be found.

Autism is being diagnosed more than ever before, but scientists largely attribute this to increased awareness and a broader diagnostic criteria.

Deborah Bloom : RFK Jr. further stigmatizes an already vulnerable population and threatens to set back a decades -long effort to bring ASD into public awareness and acceptance.

Schools already struggle with how to incorporate autistic children into everyday learning, she says.

Few programs exist (let alone are publicly funded) specifically for neurodivergent kids.