Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he plans to release in September research that he says will identify "certain interventions" that are "certainly causing autism."
Kennedy made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting in response to questions by President Donald Trump regarding progress on research into the causes of autism first announced in April. The research has been touted as a groundbreaking use of federal data looking into the causes of the neuro-developmental disorder. It is part of Kennedy's plans to remake health care, which have drawn criticism from experts.
"The autism is such a tremendous horror show," said Trump. "What's happening in our country and some other countries, but mostly our country."
One in 31 children were diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, according to a study released in April by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's an increase from the one in 36 recorded in 2020 and one in 150 in 2000.
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