<p data-async="">Robert F. Kennedy Jr., America’s top health official under U.S. President Donald Trump, has vowed to solve what he calls an “<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;autism&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.healthing.ca/category/autism&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" data-link-type="backlink" href="https://www.healthing.ca/category/autism">autism</a> epidemic,” but the rising number of diagnoses is largely due to a loosening of what counts as <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;autism&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.healthing.ca/category/autism&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" data-link-type="backlink" href="https://www.healthing.ca/category/autism">autism</a>, according to an eminent psychiatrist who led the task force that expanded the criteria 30 years ago.</p>

Scientists say the rise in youth diagnosed with autism is mostly due to loosening of the definition for autism, not environmental "toxins."{ai:summary}<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to address the "autism epidemic," but a leading psychiatrist argues that the increase in diagnoses stems from broader criteria established three decades ago. This change has led to more individuals being classified as autistic. #health</p>

What we know about the 'autism epidemic' RFK Jr. has vowed to solve

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