WASHINGTON – Former President Donald โTrump announced Monday โขa “major medical breakthrough” โregarding autism, callingโ it “the biggest medical breakthrough, perhaps โขever.” The announcement,made at a rally in South Carolina on โขSeptember 23,2024,detailed aโฃ yet-unspecified revelation he claims offers a โpotential path toward understandingโ and addressing the developmental disorder.
Autism Spectrum Disorder โ(ASD) affects approximately 1 in 36 children in the united States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and โPrevention (CDC). While there is currently no cure for autism, early โintervention and therapies can significantly improve quality of life for individuals on the spectrum and their families. Trump’s announcement raises hopes โforโข new avenues of research and potential treatments, though details remain scarce and the scientific community awaits further information. The former โขpresident stated the breakthrough came through collaborative efforts with unnamed โresearchers and medical professionals, promising a fullโค report would be released in theโข coming weeks.
Trump did not elaborate โขon the specifics of the discovery โขduring his remarks, stating only that it involved “a โฃfully new way of looking at things.” He added, “We’veโค been working on this for a long time, and it’s going to be amazing. It’s going to โchange lives.”
the โฃannouncement immediately drew both excitement andโ skepticism. Medical โคexperts are urging caution, emphasizing โขthe need โfor peer-reviewed โresearch and clinical trials to validate โฃany claims of aโข breakthrough. Several advocacy groups โfor individuals with autism have released statements requesting openness and a commitment โขto ethical research practices.
Further details โคregarding the nature of the discovery, the researchers involved, and the timeline for potentialโ treatmentsโฃ are expected to be released by Trump’s team in the coming days. The announcement comes as Trump continuesโข to campaign โforโ the 2024 โคpresidential election.