Kennedy Jr. attempted to paint autism as a one-dimensional cartoon villain sent to destroy ... dehumanizes Autistic individuals, perpetuates stigma and stereotypes, and undermines decades of ...

Claims that Autism is “preventable” is not supported by scientific consensus and perpetuate stigma. Language framing ... between 1939 and 1945. A Nazi cartoon depicting the disabled as a ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism ... like him face amid stigma and limited resource ...

Kennedy's rhetoric sets the discussion back to a time fraught with stigma — a stigma the autism community has fought to change, Zoe Gross, the director of advocacy at the Autistic Self Advocacy ...

We stand with those on the autism spectrum. The Centers for Disease ... D.C. When ASD is painted with a broad brush, it fuels stigma, creates disinformation and hurts feelings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, stated at a news conference April 16 that autism is a “preventable disease” that “destroys” families. He further ...

I’m the father of a child with autism. My son is smart ... It undermines inclusion. It increases stigma. And it sends a message — to my son and to others like him — that they’re not ...

As we observed World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday, what dawned on many is that there is today a need to break stigma associated with special needs people. Diagnosis and treatment for many families ...

Kennedy Jr. attempted to paint autism as a one-dimensional cartoon villain sent to destroy ... dehumanizes Autistic individuals, perpetuates stigma and stereotypes, and undermines decades of ...

“Referring to Autism as a ‘chronic disease’ or an ‘epidemic’ relies on outdated medical-model language that dehumanizes Autistic individuals, perpetuates stigma and stereotypes, and ...