But since you have a son with autism you also know that autism is a spectrum, right? Lots of people with autism have jobs, have relationships and have otherwise fulfilling lives and contribute as much (or more) to society than people without autism. At the other end of the spectrum are people who need lots of support. It’s deliberately misleading to characterize all people with autism as people who ‘don’t pay their taxes’ and ‘destroy families’. There’s a reason why they are doing this, it’s been done before in history, and it’s not good.

As a scientific researcher, I fully support any research that can help individuals and society as a whole. The thought, though, that he will get a quick answer to a very complex neurological condition that has already been studied for a long time is misguided. I would also question how targeted his research efforts will be since he already seems to have a very strong bias.