RFK Jr. says US will know cause of autism 'epidemic 'by September
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Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof's capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing g.whisnant@newsweek.com. Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant.
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During Thursday's meeting of President Donald Trump's cabinet, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the United States will know the cause of what he called an "autism epidemic" by September.
Kennedy said, "The latest rates, the autism rates have gone from 1 in 31 (children) from 1 in 10,000 when I was a kid. At your direction, we've launched a massive testing and research effort that's going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world. By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is available.
