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My autistic son with PhD in Biochemistry is relieved to learn from RFK Jr. he won't be paying taxes [1]
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Date: 2025-04-21
“And these are kids who will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball, they’ll never write a poem, they’ll never go out on a date,” Kennedy continued. “Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. And we have to recognize we are doing this to our children.” --RFK, Jr.
I have no words. I really don’t. Except mockery: My son wrote a poem for his wife that expressed his relief that he’ll never pay taxes.
Yes, my son is autistic. Yes, he is married. Yes, he has a PhD in biochemistry. Yes, he played sports (rugby). He has overcome constant discriminatory obstacles—from elementary school through graduate school--to achieve his goals. I’ll never forget this from one of his psychologists: “Autistic children are as different from one another as neurotypical children are from one another. If you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.”
I am so much in awe of my son. He has taught me more than I ever taught him. (I gave up trying to “help” him with algebra in Jr. High). He always said, “Mom, I got this.” We got through meltdowns, heartaches, and my mess-ups with trying to understand his world. He worked hard on time-blindness and missed cues. He is kind, thoughtful, loving, and one of the best human beings on the planet.
Suck it, RFK, Jr.
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