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WASHINGTON — Emery Eversoll and her mother shared a good laugh when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that some autistic children will never write poems.

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The world-renowned autism expert shares her thoughts with NBC News after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered controversial remarks about autistic people.

Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, said Kennedy's push for autism research is "an incredible opportunity for science and understanding autism." "Kennedy has been ...

Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, said Kennedy’s push for autism research is “an incredible opportunity for science and understanding autism.” “Kennedy has ...