Autism Special Featuring Mary Holland

‘We begin today with America’s still-growing autism epidemic, a crisis that in terms of sheer numbers deserves much more attention than it’s gotten over two and a half decades. The newest data, updated every two years, continue to show an alarming climb: Today, at least 1 in 31 eight year olds have autism. That’s more than 2.2 million children. At a White House event with President Trump at his side, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced a massive research effort to identify possible root causes including food dyes, painkillers during pregnancy, and vaccines.’