US CDC says claims that vaccines do not cause autism are not evidence-based

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22. I've taught Autistic kids.

It wasn't my major in college because SPED programs didn't exist back then...it just seems I have a "touch" with SPED kids, or so I've been told by the specialists.

The way this shit show of a "presidency" approaches this is just infuriating to me. First of all, autism is not a disease. It doesn't have to be "cured". Why it happens is irrelevant, but real research points to a possible genetic connection. The "research" the MAGAts keep referring to has been debunked more times than I'm sure Dear Leader can count. If the numbers have been increasing over the years, it's because we're better at recognizing it today. Is it over diagnosed? Probably, but we understand that an autistic kid isn't just that kid who keeps to him or herself and never talks to anyone. We know the "spectrum" goes from that kid all the way through to genius. If you ever watched "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon Cooper was undoubtedly supposed to be autistic at the high end...brilliant, but no social skills. (And he had a mean streak that I never saw in any of my kiddos.} It generally was called Asperger's Syndrome, but has now been folded into the general autism spectrum

Anyway, RFK Jr. is an idiot, as is this entire administration. What I can't figure out is why they are so hell bent on stigmatizing an entire segment of our population even more than they have been. And if they're not stopped, I can unfortunately see special "camps" for them in the future, along with a defining symbol they have to wear on their clothing.

Is it January 21, 2029 yet?