Why is RFK Jr. so Obsessed with Autism?

Understand why RFK Jr. is so fixated on autism, and why advocates fear his mission will do real harm.

Examine why Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as Secretary of Health and Human Services, is so focused on autism — including his announcement that he’d ‘reveal’ its cause. We’ll share the real reasons for the rise in diagnosis rates, cover Kennedy’s history of spreading disproven vaccine-autism disinformation, and discuss why autism advocates worry his mission will do more harm than good.

It feels like every day there’s a new outrageous headline, but it’s not always clear why these things are happening. In this series of short, shareable podcast episodes, we ask… “Okay, But Why?”