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Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
Published: 1 day ago | (Link to STAT)
Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents to cancel autism screening evaluations, distrust remains even after HHS scraps autism registry plan.
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Trump Administration Shuts Out Advocates, Researchers In Probe Targeting Autism
Published: 1 day ago | (Link to Disability Scoop)
As the Trump administration lays out ambitious plans to address autism, many longtime leaders and well-known experts in the field have been left out,…
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RFK Jr.’s politically explosive search for autism’s ‘root cause’
Published: 1 day ago | (Link to Politico)
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…
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Honoring World Autism Month: Meet a researcher whose team is dedicated to understanding and empowering autism caregivers
Published: 2 days ago | (Link to The Daily | Case Western Reserve University)
Senior Research Associate Office of Educational Outcome Assessment Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
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New research contradicts RFK Jr.’s claim that severe autism cases are rising
Published: 2 days ago | (Link to NBC News)
Cases with mild or significant impairment stayed relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016, the analysis found. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes
Published: 4 days ago | (Link to FactCheck.org)
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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HHS rolls back reports of a national autism registry
Published: 4 days ago | (Link to Healthcare Finance News)
The Department of Health & Human Services is reportedly not creating a national autism registry, which seemingly contradicts statements made by the director…
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RFK Jr. autism data project stokes alarm over motives
Published: 4 days ago | (Link to Axios)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to collect troves of personal medical data to find the cause of autism has researchers and patient advocates…
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A severe autism advocate responds to RFK Jr.’s research initiative
Published: 4 days ago | (Link to NPR)
About one in 31 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to CDC data released this month.When Health and Human…
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Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that environmental toxins cause autism
Published: 6 days ago | (Link to PBS)
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attributed increasing autism rates to environmental toxins. Autism researchers told PolitiFact that lacks evidence and…
