Love on the Spectrum star hits out at RFK Jr’s ‘downright offensive’ autism claims

A star of Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum condemned Robert F Kennedy Jr’s comments about autism, describing his remarks as “extremely ignorant” and “downright offensive.”

Donald Trump’s health secretary has claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes or go on dates.

He has also claimed autism is worse than Covid-19, which has killed more than 7 million people worldwide.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the number of children diagnosed with autism is on the rise because of improved diagnostic tools, not because of what RFK said was an “epidemic.”

James B Jones hit out at RFK Jr’s claims, reiterating: “I am a fully functional, productive member of society. And yes. I have autism, I am neurodiverse.”