Tim Nicholls, Assistant Director of Policy, Research and Strategy at the National Autistic Society, said: “Autistic people aren’t fodder for a cheap, fake news publicity stunt. We’re stunned by the callous and anti-science way autistic people are talked about by Trump and RFK Jr. Wouldn’t it be better if they could deploy their huge financial resources to making life better for autistic people and their families, and improving society’s understanding of autism?
We’ll say it again for those who still haven’t got the message – vaccines don’t cause autism. It’s time governments around the world listen to autistic people, get with the times and join our movement for a global society that works for autistic people. We urge everyone looking to find out more about autism to seek high-quality factual information from our charity’s website www.autism.org.uk.”
