RFK Jr’s autism comments place blame and shift research responsibility to parents, critics say

<p>Head of US Department of Health told parents to ‘do their own research’ when deciding to vaccinate their children</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr</a>, the US health secretary, has intimated that parents are to blame for their children’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/autism">autism</a>, and that they are responsible for researching every aspect of their children’s lives that could affect their development.</p><p>“We have to recognize we are doing this to our children, and we need to put an end to it,” Kennedy said at his first <a href="https://www.c-span.org/clip/news-conference/secretary-kennedy-on-autism/5160723">press conference</a> as health secretary.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/rfk-jr-autism-comments-blame-parents">Continue reading...</a>