"The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a "massive testing and research effort" that will determine "what has caused the autism epidemic" by September, its Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures," Kennedy said in a cabinet meeting."
"The number of autism diagnoses in the US has been rising for decades. About 1 in 36 children were identified with autism spectrum disorder in 2020. That's up from 1 in 150 children in 2000, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "The NIH (National Institutes of Health) is fully committed to leaving no stone unturned in confronting this catastrophic epidemic employing only gold-standard, evidence-based science." HHS Director of Communications Andrew Nixon said in a statement Thursday."
HHS announced a large testing and research initiative that aims to identify causes of the rising autism diagnoses and to eliminate implicated exposures by September. Reported autism prevalence increased from about 1 in 150 children in 2000 to about 1 in 36 in 2020 according to CDC data. NIH stated commitment to employ gold-standard, evidence-based science. Some experts find the timeline unrealistic given decades of genetic and neuroscientific research into autism causes. Autism spectrum disorder involves diverse signs and altered early brain development, with a wide range of functional brain changes and a strong genetic basis.
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