When top U.S. health officials speak, the rest of the country listens. Eye-opening story from @rosebroderick.bsky.social on unintended consequences of the Trump administration's focus on autism. www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a... - ThreadSky

jasonukman.bsky.social • 30 days ago

When top U.S. health officials speak, the rest of the country listens.

Eye-opening story from @rosebroderick.bsky.social on unintended consequences of the Trump administration's focus on autism.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/autism-registry-fears-hurt-diagnosis-screening-parents-cancel-autism-evaluations/

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mbandman.bsky.social•30 days ago

Saw this one coming and it will allow RFK Jr. to show declines in autism due to his remarkable efforts. Won’t make any sense but it doesn’t have to. https://bsky.app/profile/mbandman.bsky.social/post/3lnggipvtq22l

frenchbully.bsky.social•30 days ago

Behind a paywall ☹️

ub4him2.bsky.social•30 days ago

Try again, I didn’t hit a paywall.

ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social•30 days ago

Unintended? Trump’s primary strategy to fight Covid was to reduce testing - less testing, fewer confirmed cases. Same thing here - eliminate evaluations and diagnoses and you eliminate autism.

magidin.bsky.social•30 days ago

Are we sure they are unintended? No tests = fewer diagnoses, and like the complaints in 2020 that the real pandemic problem was too much testing, they would claim vindication if the official numbers drop....

spaceants.bsky.social•30 days ago

Is it really unintended, or is the plan to scare people off getting evaluated/diagnosed, announce that they think vaccines cause ASD, and then declare victory when diagnoses miraculously drop just as restrictions on vaccines kick in?