Politico does finally get around to the “why”, and, I bet you can guess what it is
Why RFK Jr.’s search for autism’s cause is so divisive
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to investigate autism’s “root cause” has split advocates for people with the condition: Some, like Kennedy, want to know what’s causing it, while prominent groups think his search could do more harm than good.
Kennedy’s grim depiction of the most profound cases of autism — many “will never use a toilet unassisted,” he said in April — sparked condemnation from several groups devoted to championing autistic people. They said his remarks perpetuate stigmas associated with a condition that has a broad spectrum of manifestations — and, coupled with his well-known vaccine skepticism, color any attempt by the agency he leads, the Department of Health and Human Services, to conduct further autism research.
But others who say they speak for people with severe autism were heartened that Kennedy is promising to devote HHS’s resources to help them as autism diagnosis rates continue to climb.
“America has a big problem, and we have to face up to it,” said one of them, Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism.
The divide shows how Kennedy’s search for autism’s source — he’s pledged to have some answers by September — has inflamed a long-simmering debate among people who advocate for those with the neurodevelopmental disorder and suggests that his investigation, whatever its findings, will be politically explosive.
I’m really not sure why investigating the root cause would be divisive at all. If this was some other disease, would they be against scientific research? What if he said they would figure out alzheimers? Or cancer?
But many in the autism community said Kennedy’s not the person to lead the effort. After his speech, several leading groups, including the Autism Society of America, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, and Autism Speaks, slammed him for spreading misinformation.
So, it is mostly because Kennedy is doing this. And, I’m sure there is some TDS involved. Because these Democrat leaning groups are more interested in politics than solving a medical issue. Why not offer their help instead? Or, is it also that the make good bank off keeping autism going? In increasing the numbers who are diagnosed with autism? When Biden said he wanted to solve cancer, only the extreme wackos who vote Republican had issues. Beyond that, Biden only caught some flack because he didn’t seem to be working toward that goal.
“Claims that Autism is ‘preventable’ is not supported by scientific consensus and perpetuate stigma,” they said in a statement. “Language framing Autism as a ‘chronic disease,’ a ‘childhood disease’ or ‘epidemic’ distorts public understanding and undermines respect for Autistic people.”
That is not a scientific statement, and shows that they really do not want any investigation into knowing anything about autism. I wonder why? ($$$$$$) Anyhow, many groups do support the scientific inquiry. And
Many autism advocacy groups have shifted their efforts in recent years toward amplifying the voices of people who have autism and urging society to accept them — and away from the search for a cause or cure.
Money. Influence. They want to keep this cash cow going instead of looking for an answer. And, really, this has been going on for awhile. Heck, had Biden tried to look for answers he probably who have received a lot of pushback.
Critics of Kennedy’s interest in environmental toxins point to studies that have found that genetics play a role in who develops autism and that autism can run in families.
And, what if there is a way to change that so they do not develop autism, or, maybe, the symptoms could be minimized? People are not born with measles, yet, we can give them a vaccine to stop it.
Cancer? That doesn’t exist anymore. Joe Biden, as Vice President personally led the war on cancer and defeated it soundly. He had 8 years and surely that was enough time to make some major discoveries, treatments and cures.
Same babble we heard from the deaf community who wanted recognition as a culture and had backlash against outsiders trying to “cure them”.
RFK Jr jettisoned a vaccine expert and hired a non-scientist, non-doctor anti-vaxxer quack, David Geier, to lead the search for the “cause” of autism. Kennedy claims an environmental toxin is the cause, and leans strongly toward vaccines.
In 2022, Kennedy credited Geiers’ research for showing that vaccines “had nothing to do with” a decline in infectious diseases over decades. “It was all an illusion.”
Smallpox vaccine? Illusion. Diphtheria vaccine? Illusion. Tetanus? Illusion. Polio? Illusion. Measles? Illusion.
Only 3 years ago, these two called the elimination of smallpox and polio an illusion!
Now, together these anti-vaxxer clowns are searching for the “real” cause of autism. Wonder what they’ll find with their “research”? LOL.
Gosh, it wasn’t that long ago the experts/doctors/scientists/researchers pushed the unproven Covid clot shots on everyone and we see how well that turned out.
A lot of people died unnecessarily.
But Pfizer and Big Pharma made a shit ton of money with that hoax/scam.
Didja forget, Rimjob?
More lies from The Lil Pissant!
Does it really believe that the Trump Vaccine was dangerous, even deadly??
If there was just evidence to support that nonsense!
A lot of people were saved by the Trump Vaccine.
You’re a fugging idiot. And that’s all I have to say about that.
Liess you say? Lies? The only one lying here is you since you know no more about this than we do. Maybe less ’cause we keep an open mind.
However we do know this; some people took the vaccine and still died of COVID. Some people took the vaccine and some of them didn’t die from COVID. Some people didn’t take the vaccine and died from COVID. And some people didn’t take the vaccine and lived perfectly normal lives. But nobody who didn’t take the vaccine didn’t die from vaccine related illnesses.
After all the facts and all the numbers are in we don’t know any more than we did in the middle of the epidemic. You may be right but it won’t matter because we all know you can’t admit when you’re wrong.
Whenever Rimjobis caught in a lie he gets really nasty.
It’s his “tell”.
Brandon,
I’m surprised that MAGAts are still spreading the lie that the Trump Covid Vaccines were killing people. The unvaccinated were more likely to die from Covid than the vaccinated. Give Big Donnie the win on this one.
You guys are crazier than even I thought possible!!
You typed:
Some people took the vaccine and still died of COVID (true).
Some people took the vaccine and some of them didn’t die from COVID (true).
Some people didn’t take the vaccine and died from COVID (true).
some people didn’t take the vaccine and lived perfectly normal lives (true).
But nobody who didn’t take the vaccine didn’t die from vaccine related illnesses (true?).
So? The important point is in the numbers in each category. How many Americans were demostrated to have died from the vaccines?
I was fully vaccinnated but still caught COVID, although I had no symptoms. We checked because we were planning a trip. Remember the days before the vaccines when sick people were piled up like cord wood in hospitals and they had to use refrigerated trucks for morgues? Remember?
You come from a family of physicians. Are they against vaccines?
But the message was if you’re vaccinated you won’t get Covid nor spread it to others.
Didja forget that one too, dipshit?
Then they even had to change the definition of “vaccines”!
And you call others stupid for questioning the efficacy of an untested drug. GTFO!
Bwaha! Lolgf Lefticle!
Way to go Elwood, glad you’re keeping your usual open mind about science and medicine. You can add that to your open mind about the environment, climate, politics, law, the constitution, just about anything that you discuss. Since you are the most closed minded person I have never seen.
As you know I have an autistic daughter and I am quite willing to look at any option as to what causes autism to help other families to avoid what mine has gone through. Also in the hope that we may find the cure for the autism little Aubrey has.
CarolAnn,
We also have experience with family autism spectrum disorder. My apologies if you believe I was mocking you or your family in some way.
Kennedy, Geier or Trump are not going to help you or Audrey. RFK Jr and his boss has cut funding on autism research, especially for helping the autistic function even better. They are misleading you. The Education Dept devoted $800 MILLION to autism research and support. Gone. Similarly for NIH and the National Institute of Mental Health.
“Funding for autism research is actually disappearing at a time when we see the director of HHS talking a lot about autism as though they think it is important,” says Micheal Paige Sandbank, an autism researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Behind the scenes, they are taking a hammer to the whole apparatus for autism research.”
Did you see Kennedy’s speech the other day?
Vaccines and thimerasol as a cause of ASD has been thoroughly researched and the idea in not supported by evidence. Research HAS shown that disorders in the development of neural signalling pathways likely play an important role. Signalling molecules and receptors in the pathways could be damaged in utero or inherited.
Factors that correlate with an increased risk of ASD are a family history, maternal/paternal age, difficult pregnancy or delivery, maternal diabetes, preterm birth and external exposures. Numerous genes are linked to autism, and the exact genetic makeup can vary significantly among individuals. ASD could be triggered by the combination of genes and other factors.
Fat Jeff,
That is a bunch of committing. I don’t think you got a single thing right. What do we call that……LIES. The question is why.