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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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BU’s Center for Autism Research Excellence, directed by Professor Emerita Helen Tager-Flusberg. Several professors at BU, including Flusberg, voiced concerns about the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to discover the root cause of autism.

‘Autism is not a simple disease’: RFK Jr.’s claims spark waves of backlash from BU autism researchers

By Jack Schwed and Paisley Huang May 20, 2025

Playing baseball, writing poetry, going out on dates — these are all activities that individuals with autism will “never be able to” partake in, said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...

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