Keep seeking treatment for autism

Among several possibly distressing statements from the federal government this spring about autism, the one calling for a registry of people with the disorder probably struck the most fear among parents. What would happen to their children if there were, as the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) called it, a “data platform” to focus on the “root causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said “We're pulling back the curtain — with full transparency and accountability — to deliver the honest answers families have waited far too long to hear.”