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womanofthehills

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6. I disagree - it's a spectrum and thousand is kids are on the bottom

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 12:45 PM

Apr 19

Here is the other side of the story.

“Our child can’t speak in full sentences. Needs round-the-clock supervision. Has dangerous behaviors. Isn’t fully potty trained; we change a diaper every morning. This isn’t about tech jobs or representation in media. It’s about safety. It’s about survival.”

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RFK Jr. proves he knows nothing about autism [View all] ihaveaquestion Apr 19 OP

That was great! Thanks nt spooky3 Apr 19 #1

I disagree - it's a spectrum and thousand is kids are on the bottom womanofthehills Apr 19 #6

As someone with a relative with autism, I'm aware of that. spooky3 Apr 19 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 19 #11

Just one example of the many things about which he knows nothing. MineralMan Apr 19 #2

Thousands of kids with autism are non verbal womanofthehills Apr 19 #3

And millions are not. MineralMan Apr 19 #4

That may be true, but Kennedy sounds like they should just die. alarimer Apr 19 #5

But Kennedy didn't say "some people with autism." He spooky3 Apr 19 #8

the word epidemic in the text into for that video Kali Apr 19 #9

RFK Jr. is an utterly worthless piece of shit. dalton99a Apr 19 #10

There is now a huge community of moms with severely autistic kids womanofthehills Apr 19 #12

The point is that autism is a *spectrum.* ShazzieB Apr 19 #13