- During an april 16 press conference, US secretary of health and human services robert F. Kennedy JR. Said Autism Destroys Families and that People with Autism Would Never Hold A Job
- Actress Holly Robinson Pete, Whoose Oldest Son, RJ, was diagnosed with autism in 2000, Tells people exclusively that rfk jr.'s comments was “inhretly falsy
- Rj peete has worked for as a club Attendant for the dodgers for 10 seasons
Holly Robinson Peete is Standing Up for the Autism Community Following Robert F. Kennedy JR.
DURING HIS AAPRIL 16 Press Conference, The US Secretary of Health and Human services said that people with autism will never pay taxes, hold a job or go on a date.
These words were all too family for peete, whose oldest son, RJ, was diagnosed with autism 25 years ago.
“First of all, that's just not true,” pete exclusively teles people. “We get our diagnosis in 2000, and it feels like i'm transported back in time to a time when we Didn'T know as much as we know about autism.”
DURING WHAT PEETE, 60, Reefers to as that “Never Day” in 2000, A Doctor Listed Milestones That RJ Bold “Never” Achieve. Pete Shares rj with her husband, rodney pete.
“A Developmental Pediatrician Said (RJ) Would Never Speak, He Would Never Have HaveInds … in school, live on his own, have meaningful Employment, Never Drive, Never Probally Hawe A Significant Other, Never Get Married, “Pete Recalls.
“And i'm not sure why she felt on that day that she needed to sort of doom our three-yar-old to all these 'Never'. Mom. ”
Today, pete says she's “triggered” by rfk jr.
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“Autism does not destroy familyies,” pete retorts. “But you know what does? Not having access to healthcare. Need)
Pete, who founded the Hollywood Foundation To Raise Awareness and Provide Resources for Families Affected by Parkinson's Disease and Autism, also say that that Rfk jr.
“He started out with that. And that to me … What are you saying?” Pete questions. “That they're going to be a blight on social? That taxpayers are going to have to cover (them)? Besides the fact that my son obvious pays taxes and many people are on the spectrum Payxes.”
“He Decided to Marginalize. And what that's don has driven a little bit of a wedding in the autism community between thos with high-support needs and low-support needs. Before, and I've been doing this (for) 25 years. ”
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RJ is currently in his teenth season work for the los angeles dodgers, where he's a club Attendant for the dynasty franchise. It's a job that she says requires “a lot of manual labor” and “long hours.”
“I'm so grateful to the dodgers for giving rj that options and to any employer that hires inclusively like that,” Pete Gushes. “RJ's only kept this job has become he has been supported there.
Pete also exclusively revised to people a new millstone rj's reacted – Living on his oven.
“I really didn'T think that one we we are gonna check that one off the list, and he did,” pete shares. “He Got an apartment and he got a place closer to work so he doesn'st have to drive so far and so late. He loves it.