34 h. ago Top NIH researcher resigns claiming RFK Jr.’s aides stopped him talking to media about ultra processed foods

Dr Kevin Hall alleges aides to Robert F Kennedy Jr blocked him from presenting study into addictiveness of junk foods and edited interview answers without his consent

Politics

56 h. ago RFK Jr sensationally claims five 'toxins' in everyday goods that could be causing autism epidemic

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has offered a list of 'toxins' that he says could be driving a surge in autism across the US.

Politics

56 h. ago RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

Robert F Kennedy Jr claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes nor go on dates during a press conference on Wednesday, 16 April.

Economics

64 h. ago CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims about why the condition is on the rise

Experts attribute increase in case numbers to improved diagnostics as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr insists ‘epidemic’ underway

Politics

6 d. ago ‘It can break you’: Life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is offering hope. Is it real?

A podcast claims to show that autistic children with limited speech may be able to communicate via telepathy. What does the science say about the idea? There’s a moment, 26 minutes and nine seconds into Disney’s Coco, where the film’s departed souls are trying to clear a customs desk in the afterlife. It’s a moment that Mary* can see clearly without ever looking at the screen. She’s seen Coco more than a thousand times, easy.Mary’s sons, Ryder* and Murphy*, adore it. They light up when watching the film, pretzels in hand, and they stay, transfixed, right through to the end – the very end – every time. “My kids absolutely love credits,” Mary laughs. Continue reading...

Society

7 d. ago RFK Jr claims US government will know ‘what has caused autism epidemic’ by September

Robert F. Kennedy Jr has claimed the government will know what has caused "the autism epidemic" by September and will "eliminate those exposures."

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Disruptive’ Minecraft movie trend ‘causing distress to autistic children’

Send charities have said the trend creates ‘unnecessary anxiety’ for autistic people.

Politics

1 week ago Doctors discover surprising supplement may reverse autism symptoms in children

Researchers at University of São Paulo in Brazil have found in a newly presented study that a shocking treatment not available in every US state may improve some autistic behaviors in children.

Society

1 week ago RFK Jr visits Texas as measles outbreak claims life of second child and outbreak continues to spread

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the the latest outbreak – and the second in the past decade

Politics

3 w. ago Autistic children bear hidden cost of violent police raids in Brazil’s favelas

Life in poor urban communities can resemble a war zone – but self-help groups are helping neurodiverse kids copeIn January, as about 500 police officers carried out a 15-hour raid in one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela complexes, Rafaela Figueiredo de França was trying to distract her six-year-old daughter, who has been diagnosed with autism.To prevent Maria from panicking amid the seemingly endless barrage of deafening gunfire – so intense that it even brought down the wall of a nearby house – De França shut the windows and turned on two fans. “It’s a way of shielding her from the sounds of war,” said the mother. Continue reading...

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