5 h. ago RFK pushes to find 'environmental' cause of autism, calls rising rates an 'epidemic'

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.

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5 h. ago RFK pushes to find 'environmental' cause of autism, calls growing rates an 'epidemic'

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.

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29 h. ago Autism Rate Continues to Rise Among Children, C.D.C. Reports

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.”

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29 h. ago Autism rate rose, CDC says in report that contradicts RFK Jr. on the reason

Autism rate rose, CDC says in report that contradicts RFK Jr. on the reason  The Washington Post

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32 h. ago Estimated 1 in 31 children have autism as diagnosis rates increase in the US: CDC

Estimated 1 in 31 children have autism as diagnosis rates increase in the US: CDC  ABC News

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34 h. ago Autism rates in US children hit record level in 2022, CDC data show

Autism rates in US children hit record level in 2022, CDC data show  Reuters

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6 d. ago Kennedy sets September deadline to identify cause of rising US autism rates

Kennedy sets September deadline to identify cause of rising US autism rates  Reuters

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