Trump on autism

I thought it’s widely believed that Barron Trump has Autism?
He probably wants to be able to blame Melania for that. Being the narcissist that he is, he can’t possibly comprehend that it may have had something do with his genetics.

If Trump, RFK etc. want to do some studies on that then they can knock themselves out. Announcing that there is or might be a link between autism and paracetmol - the most commonly taken painkiller during pregnancy - first is irresponsible.

Deliberately not giving children vaccines for diseases which can kill them or spread to people who cannot be vaccinated for reasons of age/immune compromisation etc. would be irresponsible.

Me too but if I was Kimmel I'd have a 10-month long migraine (he won't because he's a good guy and he's got his crew to think about).

Brilliant - I have also heard that AW and RFK are making big money out of searching for "alleged victims". AW drives a Porsche. RFK had some worm in his head and has had some brain removed.

Interesting how they are suggesting MMR is the problem - AW original discredited paper is based on the single measles vaccine.

I'm curious, given your repetition on this thread, if you've kept up with the actual news about his actions as HHS Secretary? Have you kept up with the studies that have been cancelled and de-funded? The personnel changes? The quality of the people with whom he has surrounded himself and put into key positions?

Because, genuinely, if you have, I can't begin to understand your apparent faith that they have any interest in a deep dive, clinical study, or have any intention or interest in conducting one.

And you keep saying mainstream media has a narrative about him. With the exception of his brief time leading the cleanup of the Hudson River, he has done nothing praiseworthy in his life, and is now looking the other way while the administration in which he serves weakens every environmental protection that his earlier work was based on promoting.

I would suggest you find the videos of his recent testimony to congress. There are several sessions. He is unprepared, not coherent, not intelligent and blatantly not truthful. His words and actions speak for themselves.

Adding - you keep saying 'in the coming months'. Do you have any understanding of how long it would take to conduct these clinical studies? How do you feel about his cuts to cancer research, including pediatric brain cancer?

I can believe it

I also grew up in the 70s and there were indeed children that were what you call slow - lower intellect. There were also children who were introverted, low on social skills, the ones we called odd and those with behavioural issues. But they all managed to attend school. I went to a very big school and literally no one ever had a meltdown down or was unable to attend because the environment was too challenging. The severity of autism has changed if not the absolute numbers.

She did win the popular vote, to be fair.

Delighted to see that Disney has reinstated Kimmel.

Yes this is what angers me so much. That this is just an optional drug that women take needlessly for a silly little headache or something. And as you say, that pregnant women are just that - pregnant - and nothing else. Not suffering from pre-existing painful conditions or catching bugs like everyone else, bugs which are more dangerous for them and their unborn child.

Please please don’t question what you took. Taking meds for infection and probably fever would have been absolutely the right thing to do, those things are dangerous left unchecked. God the man is vile. This is the same man who said we should drink bleach remember.

Yeah, the she was asking for it theory of politics.

Miasma?! Good grief, is he a plague doctor from the Middle Ages?

(well no, he’s not any sort of doctor, obviously. Miasma, Christ. Just stuff a mask full of lavender, folks and you’ll be fine.)

Don't be worried.
You were very unwell during pregnancy - it happens and you needed treatment. Without treatment you could have died, untreated chest infection your oxygen levels will be low not good for baby, fever in mother not good for baby.
Autism existed before paracetamol (kids were just locked away in institutions at the slightest sign of being different) - I had some older male relatives who would now be diagnosed as autistic.

there is a huge correlation between older fathers and children being diagnosed with autism.

Could be because autistic fathers may take longer to find a partner, could be because older sperm is genetically defective. Either way, guess we'd better sterilise all these dirty old men having relationships with younger women (Trump, RFK, Musk)

Thank you. You are so kind lol.

I'm looking forward to learning more. It will be good to have more information over the coming months on environmental, medicinal etc causes of ill health in children.

You do know that he personally makes millions by finding people to sue vaccine manufacturers, right? And he's not giving those millions away to charity.

If there's anything good about this, it's that the antivaxxers must be absolutely fucking livid with RFK Jr.

My husband reckons he just repeats the last thing he's heard. It's why he'll flip flop all the time - after meeting Putin, he shares his talking points, after meeting European leaders he shares theirs and is warning Putin. So it's the people he listens to most that are truly the ones in power.

I saw a very interesting Tiktok from a woman who had the same experience with a relative. But they went on to show each other what their social media feeds had shown them of Charlie Kirk. The relative had only seen the positive, Christian values, family man, honest and open debate type stuff and the Tiktokker had only seen the racism, misogyny, etc. They showed each other their videos and the relative was appalled. Because we have individualised media, we can't have these conversations from a place of assuming we all have the same info.

I know
Placebo studies for vaccines on children? That would be incredibly unethical and nobody would do it (apart from the orange idiot maybe)

He has fired pretty much everyone with qualifications. Many of the others have quit due to be unable to support his unscientific theories and methods.

Because the US is misogynistic and racist?

As Jefferson said, the government you elect is the government you deserve.

I feel like he gets out of bed in the morning and just says the first thing that comes into his stupid fat head. The way he speaks, the way he expresses himself, it's cringeworthy. A world leader needs to speak like a world leader. It's so embarrassing. Surely it can't go on for the next 4 years?

What’s unfortunate is many people warned them what would happen if Trump was elected again and they thought because he was targeting others, the people they wanted to blame for their own shortcomings, they wouldn’t be in the crossfire.

People rather suffer to be right than thrive and be wrong.

And he won the first time because they didn’t want to elect a white woman.