‘So much fringe science’: RFK Jr’s advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research

August 28, 2026 · 12:00 pm 2 sources

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• ‘So much fringe science’: RFK Jr’s advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research
  The Guardian · August 28, 2026 12:00
  Experts warn the 336-page plan from RFK Jr’s advisers deflects federal dollars into unreliable alternative therapies Autism groups and researchers have reacted with alarm to a federal research roadmap drawn up by advisers handpicked by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, fearing it will…
• The U.S. relied on these science advisers. Then the Trump administration cut them
  NPR · August 29, 2026 10:00
  The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed.