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On February 13, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The order directs the commission to study “the childhood chronic disease crisis,” explicitly citing autism spectrum disorder. According to the executive order, “ASD now affects 1 in 36 children.” The order tasks the commission with producing a Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment within 100 days, followed by a Strategy within 180 days. It emphasizes examining “any potential contributing causes, including diet, absorption of toxic material, medical treatments, lifestyle, environmental factors, government policies, food production techniques, electromagnetic radiation, and corporate influence or cronyism.” [White House, Feb. 13, 2025]
In his March 4, 2025, address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump emphasized the urgency of the issue. He told lawmakers, “Not long ago … one in 10,000 children had autism … Now it’s one in 36. There’s something wrong … So, we’re going to find out what it is.” [C-SPAN transcript, Mar. 4, 2025]
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