Kennedy called autism an "epidemic" at his first press conference as the secretary of health and human services on April 16
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00:00Autism is increasing in prevalence at an alarming rate.
00:30These are kids who will never pay taxes.
00:53They'll never hold a job.
00:55They'll never play baseball.
00:58They'll never write a poem.
01:00They'll never go out on a date.
01:02Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted.
01:06And we have to recognize we are doing this to our children.
01:11And we need to put an end to it.
01:25Let's eat it.