During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Kennedy stated we will know what is causing the "autism epidemic" by September.
First, there is no "epidemic" per se. This is him using that word to try to scare people into thinking the idiot is onto something. He is also using the word "epidemic" to get people to overlook his horrific mismanaging of the actual epidemics hurting this country right now, Measles, COVID, and Avian Flu.
Kennedy says 1 in 31 people are diagnosed with autism today, compared to "One in 10,000 when I was a kid."
When Kennedy was a kid, autism wasn't its own separate diagnosis and any testing that occurred back then was very limited and often incomplete. So the 1 in 10K line is a made-up stat...from the Director of Health and Human Services...(exasperated sigh)...
His own CDC says the actual number today is 1 in 36 (why isn't he talking to them???) which is different than in 2000 when the diagnosis rate was closer to 1 in 150. The reason that number has changed isn't due to a growing threat, but rather the ability of scientists to diagnose the problem at a younger age, the diagnostic criteria steadily expanding, and new diagnostic standards.
Also, there are a lot of people diagnosed with autism later in life after not being diagnosed when they were younger. We can also add the change in social attitudes and expanded treatment options as other factors on why there has been better diagnosing of autism.
But none of that matters to Magee. He keeps insisting there is something artificial that is causing autism, something which will be "validated" by his report on it, regardless of whatever science or research shows. Just wait for this idiot to say something like "Grape Juice causes autism," and then the grape juice industry sues the US government for defamation.
Meanwhile, Measles?!?...ANYONE?!?
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