There is so much wrong with this statement by Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr.
1) Autism isn’t a chronic disease. It isn’t even a disease.
2) Autism doesn’t lead to someone potentially developing fatal encephalitis (brain swelling) or pneumonia.
3) Autism doesn’t require urgent medical hospitalization (which measles can) & stress the healthcare system.
3) Autism doesn’t spread from person-to-person in the air.
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@dalfen Is he even aware that Autism is a spectrum and that many people with Autism are perfectly functional?
@soulexpress Great point. I have been wondering the same thing. My guess is that he knows very little about autism like he knows very little about measles.