Children's Health Defense A group of autism researchers and advocates with ties to Dr. Paul Offit on Tuesday said they formed their own autism research committee in protest of changes made by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the official government panel of autism advisers.
On Jan. 28, Kennedy appointed 21 new members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), a committee that coordinates federal efforts on autism, including policy and government-funded research. Kennedy said in a statement:
“President Trump directed us to bring autism research into the 21st century. … We are doing that by appointing the most qualified experts — leaders with decades of experience studying, researching, and treating autism. These public servants will pursue rigorous science and deliver the answers Americans deserve.”
Former committee members claimed Kennedy’s overhaul of the committee undermined its scientific integrity…
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