RFK Jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise to ‘environmental toxins’
by Marina Dunbar from on (#6WNWJ)
US health secretary bucks expert opinion as research shows rise in diagnoses due to better tools and screening
The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses was evidence of an epidemic" caused by an environmental toxin", which would be rooted out by September.
Autism advocates and health experts have repeatedly stated the rise in diagnoses is related to better recognition of the condition, changing diagnostic criteria and better access to screening. Many also reject the label of an epidemic", arguing that neurodivergence should be valued.
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