BigXthaPlug Drops Autism Awareness PSA: 'You Learn to Feel What He’s Saying Without Him Saying It'

BigXthaPlug Drops Autism Awareness PSA: 'You Learn to Feel What He’s Saying Without Him Saying It'

Here's how you use your influence for good. BigXthaPlug is using his platform for something deeply personal—and powerful.

RFK Jr’s Plan to Dismantle Support for Americans With Autism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s comments about autism are part of a long legacy of right-wing politicians deciding which people’s lives are and are not worth living.

Kennedy Comments On Autism Slammed as Offensive, Harmful

An Eau Claire native is among the parents nationwide expressing outrage over Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s recent remarks about autism. Kennedy, President Trump’s secretary of health and human services, that implied autistic children and members of the neuro-divergent community could not be contributing members of society. Sarah Driever, who said she is also on what’s commonly called the autism spectrum, described her twin 5-year-old sons as medically c…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Defends Autism Research

Source: Samuel Corum / Getty WASHINGTON — While Democrats in the House and Senate forced Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to answer for layoffs in his department as he defended his budget Wednesday, U.S. Senator from Indiana Jim Banks, had Kennedy clarify some policy issues for which he has been criticized. One subject they covered in Banks’ five minutes of questioning was autism and disease research. Banks noted that Kenne…

How RFK Jr. is shaping the conversation about autism and why advocates are pushing back

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda has won praise from some whose loved ones have severe complications from autism. But others say his rhetoric fails to accurately portray people on the spectrum and the contributions they make. We have perspectives from people with autism and their caregivers and Ali Rogin looks at how leaders in the community are advocating for themselves.

BigXThaPlug Teams With Autism Society of America For New PSA

BigXthaPlug has released a heartfelt public service announcement with the Autism Society of America. The campaign, launched during Autism Acceptance Month, centers on his six-year-old son, Amar, who was diagnosed with autism at four. The PSA is part of the Autism Society’s “Autism Is” initiative, which features personal stories to promote understanding and inclusion. For BigXthaPlug, this is more than advocacy—it’s fatherhood. In the video, he …