Autism advocates are now worried the group could pave the way for dangerous pseudoscientific treatments going mainstream. The group is typically composed of experts in the area of autism research, along with policy experts and autistic people advocating for their own community. Today, these appointments appear routine, and just the latest example of how Kennedy has sought to remake America’s public health administration. Kennedy’s decision, according to public health experts and autism advocates, will lead to fewer resources for people with autism and their families, and also embolden those promoting pseudoscientific treatments that can threaten the lives of autistic people. RFK Jr. has spent the past year doing all he can to dismantle public health and roll back vaccination, and this new committee is more of the same.”