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   Richard Littler (richard_littler@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Apr-2025 22:18:48 JST Richard Littler

   "'[Autistic people] will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date,' Kennedy said"
   1. I pay taxes.
   2. I ran 5km this morning.
   3. My poetry has been published.
   4. I've been on dates; I'm married.

   https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/04/17/rfk-jr-autism-children/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=threads,twitter&utm_medium=social

   #ASD #Autism @actuallyautistic

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     Richard Littler (richard_littler@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Apr-2025 22:18:48 JST Richard Littler

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     Paywall free version: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/rfk-jr-said-autistic-people-don-t-work-or-play-sports-they-say-he-s-wrong/ar-AA1D8txa

     I might also add that autistic people are clearly better at processing & interpreting scientific data than RFK; they're far less prone to propaganda and faulty, conspiratorial beliefs; on average they have higher IQs than non-autistic people.

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     Richard Littler (richard_littler@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Apr-2025 22:19:01 JST Richard Littler

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     🤔 So, Mr Kennedy, if autistic people are smarter than you, and are less prone to your political agenda bullshit, that would make them a threat, no?
     Hell hath no fury like a white, middle-aged, self-satisfied, entitled male with no discernible skills when a minority threatens his status.

     #ASD #autism #RFK

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