There's so much happening in politics right now. So red wine and blue is here to ask,

okay, but why?

Recently, the U.S. Secretary of Health, RFK Jr. made false comments about autism, like people

with autism are broken. But that's not true. I have autism

and I'm not broken. I want everyone to know that people with autism and other disabilities are

not tragedies, but just different, like all people. That's Teddy. He's a fourth grader in New Jersey,

and he also happens to have autism. He's one of the millions of Americans with

autism who are pushing back against comments made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of

Health and Human Services. Kennedy promised Trump that he would reveal the cause of autism by this

month, September.

Here's how that conversation went down.

The autism is such a tremendous horror show what's happening in our country,

and some other countries, but mostly our country.

How are you doing on that? We are doing very well. We will have announcements as promised in September.

Many autism advocates and people with autism themselves, like Teddy, say Kennedy's mission is misinformed and even dangerous. So what's the

truth? Are autism rates rising? Do we know why? And is it even something that needs to be, quote,

cured? Let's start at the ground level. What is autism?

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a neurodevelopmental condition that's characterized by a few common factors,

like difficulties with social interaction or communication,

sensitivities to sensory info, like sounds or smells, and having really specific interests

or repetitive behaviors. No two people with autism are exactly the same. There's a huge range

of struggles and strengths across

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