WASHINGTON—The spike in autism has been caused by environmental factors as opposed to genetics, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on April 16.
Kennedy said at a press conference in Washington that autism is a preventable disease caused by environmental factors, with possibilities including mold, air, medicines, and the increase in the average age of parents.
“We have really good genetic markers now, and they provide a vulnerability. But those genetic markers alone are not going to dictate your destiny. You need an environmental toxin,” Kennedy said.
He revealed that new studies on the environmental causes would be announced in two to three weeks….