Fun fact: the terms Tourette's syndrome, narcolepsy, autism, juvenile diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Crohn's disease — which RFK says here are exotic and he'd never heard of as a kid — all predate the phrase "spasmodic dysphonia," which was coined when he was 14 - ThreadSky

tofte.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Fun fact: the terms Tourette's syndrome, narcolepsy, autism, juvenile diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Crohn's disease — which RFK says here are exotic and he'd never heard of as a kid — all predate the phrase "spasmodic dysphonia," which was coined when he was 14

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RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.

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tofte.bsky.social•1 day ago

The thing about being a kid is you're too young to have heard about a lot of shit that is nevertheless real and part of other people's lives

askrskadason.bsky.social•1 day ago

Which is also why most people see the time period when they were young with rose-tinted glasses.

tinselfire.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why is he flexing that he was one of the stupid kids?

zarpaulus.bsky.social•1 day ago

“Was?”

tinselfire.bsky.social•1 day ago

He doesn't have the excuse of being a kid anymore.

shanzival.bsky.social•1 day ago

He might, in fact, be a lying quack and a conman!

kitbaltoro.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't think Dr. Eugenics cares. He's putting us in our little buckets for his fucked up future plans.

sikhoteallan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, The writing seems to be on the walls already... *sighs* I was never a fan of camp as a kid :|

teko.bsky.social•1 day ago

As a child in the 70s and 80s, I never heard these terms either. I heard the r-word assigned to kids. But between now and then I’ve read books and know many people with these diseases/disorders. They existed then & they absolutely exist now.

greybrother.bsky.social•1 day ago

"I've never heard of it, so it must be BS." = Ignorance-as-virtue.

familiaralien.bsky.social•1 day ago

I know its somewhat besides the point but calling autism an "injury" makes me want to light this man on fire. Like bro people are BORN with this: it is the a neurotype. Its like calling having green eyes or being left handed an injury!

doberdog.bsky.social•1 day ago

RFK Jr is certainly not an example of good health. Whenever I see him, I'm glad I'm not that unhealthy

shanzival.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's extra healthy because he takes things medical science doesn't want you to know about, like fish tank cleaners!

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