@abcnewslive: Colin Killick, executive director of the Autism Self Advocacy Network, discusses how Health and Human Services Sec. RFK Jr.'s comments about autistic people impact the community. The HHS Secretary said "autism destroys families" while calling the neurological and developmental disorder "preventable" during remarks on Wednesday.

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tracycle4
tracycle :
Childhood cancer destroys families. School shootings destroy families. People with autism do not destroy anything. 😡
2025-04-16 21:00:40
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hey_itz_me_agan
Meagan Hawthorn :
Thank you for talking to an autistic person about autism.
2025-04-17 00:59:19
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shine122911
shine122911 :
Okay I am suspected to have autism and as a huge teump supporter but autism has not affected my life and it made me more inventive
2025-04-18 07:21:47
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queenpatchesherself69
Angela Whitehead :
This rhetorict is eugenic. Tell it like it is. My daughter’s life is worth living. My family is not ruined. Where is Temple? We need her!!
2025-04-16 20:51:59
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stitched_ire
L :
People with autism are a gift <3
2025-04-16 21:31:23
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I feel like he's trying to plant the seed to start getting rid of not perfect people cause he's talked abt putting people with mental issues in asylums. If he's so passionate abt the toll this takes
2025-04-18 15:38:20
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kathleen72567
kathleen72567 :
I think he was referring to non verbal people who will never be able to live independently and will need to be taken care of as a child their whole life.
2025-04-16 21:30:21
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cloversart_1
Clover :
the only thing that ruins families and children with autism is the lack of resources and hatred towards them.
2025-04-16 21:31:14
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david.huff16
David Huff :
much of our existing government is destroying families
2025-04-19 00:45:52
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rogueselene
Yanitza Cornier :
My son has autism and he has made our family stronger!
2025-04-16 20:37:13
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debbieparisotmeador
Debbie 🙏🏻❤️ :
Addiction destroys families, cancer destroys families, violence destroys families. Autism does NOT!! 😡
2025-04-17 00:37:37
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dezzyrae06
Dezzy Rae :
With proper care for the autistic community, there is absolutely no destruction within families. But our horrible president would like to discontinue said services because he doesn’t believe in autism
2025-04-19 14:37:56
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christineestradabridges
Christine Estrada-Bridges ❌ :
These people need to speak to a family with a level 3 aggressive child or adult with Autism. Some families are destroyed because they fear their own child 😡
2025-04-17 00:40:57
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hmtoney88
HeatherMary_ :
Severe autism does challenge families. I don’t know why people are taking his statement out of context.
2025-04-17 02:34:19
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carlyc_888
Carly 🇺🇸 🆘 :
I feel like autism destroys narcissists, not families. Truth tellers are hated by people that want to lie. 😔
2025-04-17 03:44:36
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linzjennings
linzjennings :
It’s hate speech against us. So glad someone finally spoke to an autistic person about this issue.
2025-04-16 20:56:13
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sadiemitchell410
sadmit :
Serious question, isn't elon musk autistic?
2025-04-17 19:59:27
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heather.roni
Heatheroni 🇺🇸🆘 :
I have a high support needs adult autistic child. It’s true that it adds a lot of stress to a household, but mostly that’s anxiety about his future, about who will care for him when I no longer can
2025-04-17 20:35:10
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here4today84
K :
He also said I have never seen an adult with profound autism.
2025-04-17 10:46:02
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blepol
blepol :
Brother speaks better than most “ normal “ people out there I put that in quotes cause that’s what they call those not on the spectrum I ran a club for those on the spectrum when I was in school and GMed dnd games for them and they were
2025-04-19 01:55:17
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casuallyhereandstuff
ColeeOLee :
Autism has blessed our family
2025-04-16 22:24:57
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amympoland
AmyMarie :
This is a slap in the face in every person who has autism. This has this Autism mom enraged!!
2025-04-16 23:46:41
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windcat614
windcat614 :
What does destroy families is the loss of an unvaccinated child to a communicable illness. And unlike RFK there’s actually hard science to support this
2025-04-16 20:43:08
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bellalilies
BelleHicks♥️ :
Autism I do believe can destroy a family… the parents always want a healthy child, & sometimes depending how bad the autism can be, it requires extensive amount of energy & money not all families have
2025-04-16 20:53:09
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xpancakes4lyf
Brandon Desharnais :
Autism isn't the problem, it's living in a hyper capitalist dystopia that makes it hard to live with Autism. it's the system that's destroying families
2025-04-16 22:09:08
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