Families of Severely Autistic Americans Defend RFK Jr. Amid Political Attacks

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking a stand for families who have long been ignored those caring for severely autistic children.

Kennedy announced plans this week to launch new federal studies investigating environmental causes of autism, declaring what millions of parents have long believed that this is an epidemic, and it’s not purely genetic. He pointed to chemicals in food, pesticides, ultrasounds, and pharmaceuticals as possible culprits behind the sharp rise in autism diagnoses.

And predictably, the Democrat establishment went ballistic.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wasted no time smearing Kennedy’s efforts, accusing him of being "anti-autism" and trying to stigmatize those on the spectrum. But for the families living the harshest realities of this condition, Kennedy’s words were a long-overdue breath of fresh air.

“My daughter will never play baseball or use the bathroom alone,” one mother wrote on X. “RFK is not stigmatizing her. He’s the first person in government to acknowledge that severe autism exists and that it’s devastating.”

• According to the CDC, 1 in 36 children are now diagnosed with autism.

• About 25% of those cases are classified as “severe,” meaning non-verbal children, lifelong dependency, and often violent or self-harming behavior.

• Despite these numbers, virtually no federal studies have seriously investigated environmental triggers until now.

While left-wing elites parade around “neurodiversity” campaigns and TV specials painting autism as a quirky superpower, these families are begging for help just to get through the day.

“My son will never pay taxes, never graduate, never have a girlfriend, and never even go to the bathroom alone,” one parent said. “We are desperate. So please sit down and shut up and let RFK try to help us. He’s not talking about you.”

Another parent shared: “He’s the first Secretary of HHS to show concern for the autistic community. You may not like his choice of words, but his actions are commendable.”

And therein lies the disconnect: Kennedy is being hammered by his own party for telling the truth that the modern epidemic of severe autism may be preventable, and that we owe it to American families to find out why it’s happening. But truth has never been something the D.C. establishment handles well.

RFK Jr. is far from perfect, but in this moment, he’s doing what no other Democrat has dared to do speak openly, challenge corporate interests, and side with real families over pharma-funded silence.

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