RFK Jr: Autism Worse Than COVID Because COVID Only Killed Old People

Can someone please tell RFK Jr. that silence is golden, and give him a tutorial on exactly how devastating COVID was, and still is, for millions of people? 

To claim that autism is worse than COVID is one of the biggest lies I've ever  heard. And as far as I know, autism hasn't killed people.

With previous remarks, and statements like the following, I have a feeling he won't last long in his job:

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RFK Jr. Says Autism Rates Have Bigger Impact Than COVID ‘Because COVID Killed Old People’ 

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, is claiming that the impact of autism exceeds the impact of COVID-19 on American lives during a new interview.

"Speaking about autism on The Cats Roundtable radio show on WABC 770 AM on Sunday, April 20, Kennedy said, “It dwarfs the COVID epidemic and the impacts on our country because COVID killed old people. Autism affects children and affects them at the beginning of their lives, the beginning of their productivity.”

“And it’s absolutely debilitating for them, their families, their communities and for our county — just the pure economic cost of autism,” he said.

"He also claimed that autism will eventually cost the economy “$1 trillion dollars a year” by 2035, though he did not cite where he got the figure. 

Kennedy’s comments come on the heels of statements he made at a press conference on April 16, when he claimed that “autism destroys families.”

“These are kids who will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted,” he added."