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Beth Greenfield

Parents hit back at RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘autism destroys families’

RFK Jr. speaks at a lectern in front of an American flag (Credit: Alex Wong—Getty Images)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading the latest public discourse on autism—holding a press conference last week at which he vowed to get to the bottom of the “toxins” he believes are causing the spike in prevalence and decrying how the neurodevelopmental disorder affects society. “Autism destroys families,” he said, “and more importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which is our children.”

But plenty parents of affected kids were not impressed.

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