Reset the Clock, Not the Facts: Rethinking Kennedy’s Autism Agenda

Delays, controversy, and mistrust won’t solve complex conditions—but science, inclusion, and honest dialogue still can.

The report on autism that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long promised has been delayed—yet again. It was once thought that the new findings should be available in September 2025, though now they’ll be available at least four months later, in March 2026. To some scientists, this is just how science works over time. For many, it comes across as using an endle…