U.S. Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on the information convention the place he introduced new initiatives to find out the reason for autism.
Alex Wong/Getty Pictures
disguise caption
toggle caption
Alex Wong/Getty Pictures
U.S. Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on the information convention the place he introduced new initiatives to find out the reason for autism.
Alex Wong/Getty Pictures
About one in 31 youngsters within the U.S. has been recognized with autism spectrum dysfunction, in response to CDC information launched this month.
When Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentioned these findings, he declared that autism is a quickly rising “epidemic” within the U.S. and vowed to establish the “environmental toxin” he says is accountable.
Which of Kennedy’s remarks rang true to these within the autism neighborhood?
Jill Escher is the president of the Nationwide Council on Extreme Autism, and had each gratitude and criticism for the brand new initiative.
For sponsor-free episodes of Think about This, join Consider This+ by way of Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Electronic mail us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Mia Venkat. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Courtney Dorning. Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.
