Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that autism "destroys children," and those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder will "never go on a date," a claim that was quickly debunked by fans of the Netflix series, Love on the Spectrum.
The remarks came amid a press briefing on Wednesday where Kennedy, who leads the US Department of Health and Human Services, discussed a CDC report that found increases in the prevalence of autism diagnosis. A vocal critic of vaccines, Kennedy insisted "fully functional" kids "regress, because of some environmental exposure, into autism."
