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DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - IF RFK JR. IS WRONG ... WHY ARE 1 IN 36 KIDS DISABLED?
What really gets me about the way Democrats attack RFK Jr. is this:
For the sake of argument, let's say they're completely right about autism. Let's take the most generous possible explanation for the rise from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 36 kids. Let's say it's all just "increased awareness" and looser diagnostic criteria. No environmental causes. No toxins. Nothing to see here.
Okay. Then explain this to me:
Why does our society now feel the need to label 1 in 36 children as disabled?
That's not a small jump. That's over 25 times more kids than a generation ago. If the kids themselves haven't changed, then what has?
The answer: our society.
Thirty years ago, a socially awkward kid with a laser focus and no patience for small talk might have grown up to become an inventor or a founder. Now he gets flagged by teachers, funneled into therapy, maybe medicated, and labeled for life.
Meanwhile:
• Schools now reward groupthink over independent work.
• Workplaces punish individualism in the name of DEI.
• "Brilliant jerk" is now a corporate slur.