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No love (on the spectrum) for RFK Jr.

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节目主持人: 本期节目讨论了罗伯特·F·肯尼迪关于自闭症的言论,以及自闭症患者对此的回应。肯尼迪认为自闭症是可以预防的,其根源在于环境中的某种毒素,并对自闭症患者的能力提出了质疑。 Catherine Wu: 肯尼迪的观点与主流科学研究相悖,其关于疫苗导致自闭症的观点源于已被彻底驳斥的研究,例如安德鲁·韦克菲尔德的撤稿研究。该研究数据被操纵,且韦克菲尔德存在利益冲突。肯尼迪对疫苗的担忧源于一位母亲提供的科学研究资料,该母亲的儿子在接种疫苗后出现语言和如厕训练能力丧失的情况。 James B. Jones: 肯尼迪的言论具有破坏性,因为它塑造了对自闭症患者的认知。自闭症患者是有能力的,他们需要来自朋友和家人的支持。他拥有37年的生活经验,足以评论肯尼迪的言论,并指出自闭症患者能够开车、付账单和独立生活。 Dani Bowman: 她承认自己有一些局限性,但自闭症患者可以通过共同努力克服这些障碍。即使是非言语的自闭症患者,也能够取得成就,他们仍然需要爱与支持。肯尼迪想要快速找到自闭症病因并解决问题的言论令人担忧,因为他忽视了自闭症诊断率上升的原因,即诊断方法的改进和社会对自闭症的接受度提高。

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Love on the Spectrum stars James B. Jones and Dani Bowman say the HHS secretary’s planned autism studies are making things worse for people with autism.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

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