RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-real-reason-a...
Some portion of the rise in autism rates may be unrelated to better diagnosis. The likelihood of having an autistic child increases for older parents, and there is a societal trend toward delaying childbirth across developed countries. Children who are born prematurely are also at a heightened risk of autism, and improved neonatal care means many more of these children are surviving to childhood and beyond.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/rfk-jr-vaccine-study-of-...
Measles for example?
"Totally secure" they said
I was worried about nefarious access. Turns out, I should have been more worried than that.
Why go at all then?
Great that they walked it back, but it's hard not read between the lines and see that as "we're gonna waste a pile of money on the question of if vaccines cause autism".
Extreme autism may different. Treated more by Labour rather than chemicals.
But given that autism seems largely genetic in origin, and RFK has promised a cure, then eugenics is not far fetched
"It can't happen here"
On one had the poor health sucks, on the other hand being gifted is pretty fun.
With the less severe cases that I’m more familiar with I think it is largely treatable, I’m on a long list of meds that have been pretty effective for me. It would be great the end result of this initiative would be the spreading of existing knowledge and the creation of new knowledge.
With modern understanding of medicine and genetics people can be helped in ways they could not have been before - which would obviate the need for eugenics.
My favorite examples are from people who believe they have a cure all, going for walks, vitamin C injections etc. Then when let them know it doesn’t work, you’ve tried it, it makes you sicker etc they’ll blame you for not doing it right and being difficult on purpose.
It really doesn’t help when the state is quick to diagnose people with hypochondria, and there is the catch-22 of if didn’t manage to fill out the proper forms you don’t have the condition but if you did then that’s a sign you don’t have the condition. And even if you are correctly diagnosed they don’t help, the doctors will push their pet cures like exercise. My aunt had what little quality of life she had left destroyed by doctors requiring her to exercise to keep her disability.
If you complain about a lack of disability support potentially sending you homeless they think they’re helping by suggesting another option you may not have thought of.
I’m very fortunate that I’m well off enough I don’t have to deal with the state and I manage my own health much better than the doctors could. But it happens to people I know and in many cases people who do take up the option do let others know that the reason they’re doing it is because they can’t afford to live anymore and homelessness is practically a death sentence anyway.
And even worse there are a number of fairly effective treatments but few people know about them because of the way medical science works. I was early on the use of GLP1-As and thank goodness that’s now going widespread in patient communities and even doctors - though I think doses should be kept very low. Off label use of GLP1-As for autoimmune disorders, including many mental health issues, is going to be absolutely huge.