#BHN Austism "Epidemic" | Adding consent to Sex-ed curriculum | Research excludes disabled people

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wednesday declared that autism is a rapidly growing "epidemic" in the U.S. and vowed to identify the "environmental toxin" he says is to blame.Erica Stanford stands behind Education Review Office research to include compulsory consent education as a part of the high school Sex-ed curriculum.A deep dive from The Conversation by authors Rachelle Martin & Kaaren Mathias looks at research into the exclusion of disabled people in health research.That and more to send you off into this Easter weekend!=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social