Yes, the autism advocacy groups are especially riled up about this. They’re all pointing to examples of high-functioning autistic people like it’s some kind of gotcha moment.
Kennedy isn’t talking about autistic people who struggle but can get along and even thrive in society. He’s talking about the profoundly autistic who are unable to c…
Yes, the autism advocacy groups are especially riled up about this. They’re all pointing to examples of high-functioning autistic people like it’s some kind of gotcha moment.
Kennedy isn’t talking about autistic people who struggle but can get along and even thrive in society. He’s talking about the profoundly autistic who are unable to care for themselves or communicate with others. These advocacy groups know this and are intentionally trying to discredit him, as though autism was a lifestyle and he’s hurting their public image.
Do they not want to figure out what’s going on here? It’s disgusting.
On X there were many people (and bots and shills) twisting Kennedy's words to make it sound like he was saying ALL autistic people were severely disabled.
Kennedy specifically said about 25% of autistic children are nonverbal, and his comments about kids never having a job, going on a date, or even going to the toilet unassisted were specifically about a subset of those 25%.
Yes, the autism advocacy groups are especially riled up about this. They’re all pointing to examples of high-functioning autistic people like it’s some kind of gotcha moment.
Kennedy isn’t talking about autistic people who struggle but can get along and even thrive in society. He’s talking about the profoundly autistic who are unable to care for themselves or communicate with others. These advocacy groups know this and are intentionally trying to discredit him, as though autism was a lifestyle and he’s hurting their public image.
Do they not want to figure out what’s going on here? It’s disgusting.
On X there were many people (and bots and shills) twisting Kennedy's words to make it sound like he was saying ALL autistic people were severely disabled.
Kennedy specifically said about 25% of autistic children are nonverbal, and his comments about kids never having a job, going on a date, or even going to the toilet unassisted were specifically about a subset of those 25%.
Somebody is making money, so...