Kennedy Jr.'s recent remarks about autism, and you will see that many of us whose lives are shaped by the most severe form of the disorder found catharsis and a necessary corrective in his ...

"Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted." Kennedy later clarified he was only talking about people with "severe autism," but that didn't exactly make his rhetoric any more palatable.

He also said, “Most cases now are severe. Twenty-five percent of the kids who are diagnosed with autism are nonverbal, non-toilet-trained, and have other stereotypical features.” Medical ...

He also said, “Most cases now are severe. Twenty-five percent of the kids who are diagnosed with autism are nonverbal, non-toilet-trained, and have other stereotypical features.” Medical ...

But others who say they speak for people with severe autism were heartened that Kennedy is promising to devote HHS’s resources to help them as autism diagnosis rates continue to climb.

One exception is the National Council on Severe Autism. Representatives from the group were unexpectedly part of a small meet-and-greet with Kennedy tied to World Autism Awareness Day last month. “We ...

Profound autism is not an idea. It’s not an identity slogan. It’s a reality that steals language, safety and futures — and pretending otherwise helps no one. Like the author, I have spent ...

Several months later, in October 2020, we received a diagnosis: Level 3 autism, the most severe form. I asked the child psychiatrist, who was very kind, if she knew why regressions like this happen.

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