Is There An Autism “Epidemic” Due To Environmental Factors?

Dr Rajini Sarvananthan , Consultant Developmental Paediatrician | Dr Norazlin Kamal, Consultant Developmental Paediatrician

24-Apr-25 16:00

Is There An Autism “Epidemic” Due To Environmental Factors?

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Last week, news headlines exploded when the US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr said that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses was evidence of an “epidemic” caused by an “environmental toxin”. We’re exploring the facts and fallacies behind this claim, with Dr Rajini Sarvanathan and Dr Norazlin Kamal, Consultant Developmental Paediatricians.

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Categories: wellness

Tags: the bigger picture, health and living, neurodiversity, mmr vaccine, stigma, discrimination, autism,

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