The Inter-Agency Autism Advisory Committee has not met since July 10, 2024. It has now scrubbed its March 2026 meeting. That's probably just as well, since RFK Jr. has stacked it with antivaxxers who subtract from the sum total of human knowledge. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/iacc...
A Wall Street Journal editorial attacks Medicaid fraud by autism service providers. Don't dismiss such concerns. Scammy providers really are a big problem, and their victims are poor autistic kids who don't get the help they need. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/frau...
Like everything else about autism, the concept of educational inclusion is complicated and contested. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/incl...
Trump's bogus warning about Tylenol apparently persuaded pregnant women to take less. More lies mean more pain. Words matter. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/trum...
New data show that the number of students with disabilities increased between 2023 and 2024. Autism accounted for 40% of the total increase. It now accounts for about 15% of all school-age students with disabilities. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/idea...
RFK Jr. spent years spreading the lie that vaccines cause autism. A new survey delivers the verdict: Americans trust him less than any other source of public-health information. The bad news? Some people still trust him at all. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/low-...
RFK Jr. stacked a federal autism advisory committee with antivaxxers. So leading autism researchers have created the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee. Their goal: build a real, science-based research agenda for the autism community. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/shad...
More and more college students are seeking accommodations for disabilities such as autism. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/more...
RFK Jr. and other antivaxxers spread the lie that vaccines cause autism. The result? Measles is roaring back. Outbreaks will cost billions in public health spending and hospital care. But the real cost isn’t financial. It’s the kids who didn’t have to die. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/03/the-...
Lies travel. So does measles. For years, RFK Jr. pushed the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. Now that myth is going global. So are the outbreaks. When America exports anti-vaccine conspiracies, other countries pay the price. And so do we. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/rfk-...
RFK Jr. spent decades pushing the lie that vaccines cause autism.
Now he’s HHS Secretary.
Result? 1,136 measles cases, already more than all of 2024.
And it’s only February.
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Antivaxxer Del Bigtree -- a key RFK Jr. ally who served as his campaign comms director -- has spread the dangerous myth that vaccines cause autism. He says it's okay for kids to catch vaccine-preventable diseases. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/del-...
Interactions with police sometimes go very badly for autistic people. Police could benefit from appropriate training. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/poli...
Some researchers say it's possible to"prevent" autism. Beware: studies have examined dozens of potential causes and correlates. The evidence is murky at best. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/prev...
A Trump official said: “I think we’re largely done with vaccines.” After years of RFK Jr.’s antivax crusade, now they want a walkback? Too little. Too late. Measles cases are spreading. They may be “done with vaccines.” But measles isn’t done with America. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/trum...
The Washington Legislature is considering a Purple Alert system, already in place in 5 other states. A Purple Alert is a public notification system to help locate missing adults with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities such as autism. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/purp...
The US has had 982 measles cases already in 2026: 3× more than all of 2024. Now it’s showing up at big airports -- the fastest way to seed outbreaks. When powerful figures such as RFK Jr. push the lie that vaccines cause autism, vaccination rates fall, and sickness spreads.
I get that Rep. Chris Smith wants to stay on good terms with all the factions of the autism community. But it's disappointing that he still entertains the discredited notion that vaccines cause autism. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/cong...
Under RFK Jr., the FDA withdrew its warning about bogus "cures" for autism. Some of these so-called treatments include industrial bleach, which can kill children. This nonsense isn’t “health freedom.” It’s public health malpractice. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/fda-...
RFK Jr. pushed the debunked myth that vaccines cause autism. Now his policies are chilling vaccine production and R&D. Fewer vaccines mean more kids get sick. Some will die. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/kenn...
Standard interview formats put autistic candidates for faculty positions at a disadvantage. Colleges and universities should remedy this problem. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/auti...
Within the autism community, there is an ongoing debate about creating a separate diagnosis of profund autism. It would apply to people with the most extensive support needs. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/prof...
For years, Trump & RFK Jr. pushed the lie that vaccines cause autism. Measles is exploding in the worst surge in decades, yet Trump allies are pushing to END vaccine mandates for kids. This sleeper issue will hurt the GOP in the fall elections. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/meas...
CDC reports 910 measles cases this year, and it’s only February. In all of 2016, there were 86. It’s the result of years of anti-vaccine propaganda from figures such as RFK Jr. Vaccines don't cause autism. Measles is back because lies went viral. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/meas...
Study: no difference in autism rates in babies born to moms who got COVID-19 vaccines just before or during pregnancy, compared with children of unvaccinated mothers. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/no-l...
Study: "The increase in autism prevalence between 2000 and 2016 was confined to autism with milder phenotypes. This trend could indicate improved identification of milder forms of autism over time." www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/stud...
For decades, RFK Jr. pushed the lie that vaccines cause autism. Now newly uncovered documents show he lied to the Senate about his role in Samoa’s deadly 2019 measles outbreak. He lies. And then he lies about lying. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/rfk-...
A new study finds gaps in CA judges’ knowledge of autism, suggesting a need for better judicial training. autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/cali...
RFK Jr has long pushed the myth that vaccines cause autism.
His lies have consequences.
733 measles cases since Jan. 1.
Four times a full year.
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Autistic students are among those who depend on the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights. During last year's layoffs, it dismissed 90% of discrimination complaints. www.autismpolicyblog.com/2026/02/gao-...
