Allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement believe the White House’s recent announcement on autism could mobilize voters for Republicans in the midterm elections, Axios reported.
The White House last month stated in a press release that there is a link between “prenatal acetaminophen exposure” and autism, a link that autism experts denied in testimony before the House Democratic Policy Committee this week.
This press release and Kennedy’s rhetoric on autism have sparked backlash from critics who argue that framing autism as a disease to be prevented — rather than a condition to be better understood and supported — risks alienating families and individuals with autism.
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