With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moving forward on a national autism registry, parents in Cumberland County say condition is too complex for a one-size-fits-all approach.

RFK Jr.'s government autism registry is really frightening Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks about a surge in autism cases on April 16. Credit: Getty Images/Alex Wong ...

BOISE, Idaho — There has been plenty of political talk lately with presidential promises, debates about public health and now autism. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to identify the cause of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s discussed plan to create a national autism registry has not been a cause for concern for many, and that includes medical experts. Perhaps most outspoken about the ...

NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak before a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22.

With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moving forward on a national autism registry, parents in Cumberland County say condition is too complex for a one-size-fits-all approach.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made a dizzying amount of changes to federal health agencies in his first six months as HHS ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew backlash for his comments about autism. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite “These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball.

Like the federal government, the NIH, and (I cannot believe I actually have to type out this phrase) Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Autism Speaks focuses on curing ...

PUBLISHED: May 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM MDT By Madden Rausch Dear Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism hasn’t and won’t ever stop me from reaching my goals.

When she heard RFK Jr. launched a national autism registry and claimed he would identify the environmental causes of autism, she did not hear hope, but rather a warning sign.