Autism Group Condemns Kennedy’s Latest Claim

The Hill reports:

Leadership at The Autism Society of America is pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s recent pledge to find the cause of autism spectrum disorder. Kennedy promised to launch a “massive testing and research effort” on Thursday to figure out what has caused the “autism epidemic” by September.

“We find that unrealistic and misleading,” President and CEO of The Autism Society of America Christopher Banks told The Hill. The lack of transparency around Kennedy’s proposed effort is concerning, they said. It is unclear who will lead the new testing and research effort and what methodology will be used in the process.

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Autism Society says RFK Jr.’s comments ‘unrealistic and misleading’ https://t.co/YwVJHmjJ6U

— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2025

Kennedy: HHS launched massive testing & research effort with hundreds of scientists from around the world.

“By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we’ll be we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures.”

Science isn’t known for this kind of certainty. pic.twitter.com/j5Rbn3uKcM

— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) April 10, 2025

At an April 10 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump falsely suggested that vaccines may cause autism.

We have written extensively about Trump’s and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims on this topic: https://t.co/meihDdHyIK#DonaldTrump #Vaccines #Autism #RFKJr… pic.twitter.com/CTlC6M9CWl

— FactCheck.org (@factcheckdotorg) April 10, 2025

Kennedy just lies. The studies showing no link between vaccines and autism are large scale, international, systematic, wide-ranging and as conclusive as science can be. https://t.co/Iiw76zBrM4

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) April 11, 2025