The recent remarks by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding autism and its impact on families have reignited a critical ...

They'll never go out on a date.” This is such a tired and outdated cliché that dates back to the old idea that autism is a tragedy. This narrative portrays autistic people as damaged goods ...

On Earth Day, April 22, a film screening and panel discussing natural disasters’ impact on disability community will take place at Tampa Theater. This event is hosted by YES! of America United, in ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overwrought remarks, like many made in public discourse about autism, reduce complex human stories to simple tragedy. They paint individuals and families as broken.

Alex Wong/Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, is claiming that the impact of autism exceeds the impact of COVID-19 on American lives during a new interview.

Kennedy Jr. made on April 16, regarding the dramatic increase in autism diagnosis rates while ... Bowman Says People on the Spectrum Are Not Tragedies 792 "People on the spectrum are not tragedies.

The Michigan State University graduate can be reached at [email protected]. A leading national autism researcher cautions against only considering environmental factors being primarily to ...

Mr. Kennedy has an opportunity and the responsibility to make a positive impact rather than ... Think about that. Autism is not a disease. My child is not a tragedy. My family has not been ...

Kennedy Jr., in response to backlash regarding his inaccurate statements about the “tragedy” of autism, clarified that he was only referring to children with profound autism. It is these kids ...