Experts attribute the increase in autism diagnoses to broader definitions and improved detection methods, alongside potential genetic and environmental factors.Scripps News ServiceBy: Justin BoggsApr 16, 2025Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday addressed a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found that 1 in 31 children born in 2014 were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder."There are many many other studies that have affirmed this, and instead of listening to this canard of epidemic denial, all you have to do is start reading a little science because the answer is very clear, and this is catastrophic for our country," Kennedy said at a press conference.[...]No one knows why autism rates have spiked in the past 25 years, but scientists think much of it is due to a broader definition of the disorder and better detection. They also say genetics and exposure to chemicals may play a role."We're seeing the rates of autism go up because we're doing a better job of understanding what autism is," Dr. Jessica McCarthy, a licensed clinical psychologist, told Scripps News. "We're doing better job of assessing it and diagnosing it in greater areas around the country, both in terms of targeted areas of the country and also in populations that we know are chronically underserved in healthcare."
Just another cuckoo theory, but what is scary is that it is from the Secretary of Health and Human Services! Instead of science he is pushing a quack theory that has been thoroughly debunked!
So it is with great fanfare that the much coveted Cuckoo Award goes to the nephew of President Kennedy as he rolls over in his grave,
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