Trump and his advisers also discussed a potential treatment for autism, the drug leucovorin, which RFK Jr. is reportedly fast-tracking for FDA approval. "The way that RFK Jr. speaks about autism is actively dehumanizing, and it promotes stigma against autistic people." Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"Most federal research funding around autism for most of history has centered on curing autism. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Autism community responds to Trump admin's claims about Tylenol