Autism rates have exploded. Could the definition be partly to blame?
NPR Health
JUNE 26, 2025
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. has spent years spreading doubt about the safety of vaccines and linking them to autism. Part of the reason why may be that autism diagnoses have soared over the last few decades. Kennedy, Jr. Dozens of studies have debunked the theory, but it has nevertheless persisted for years.
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