These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted,

"There’s a way to talk about autism without stripping autistic people of their humanity. Calling kids burdens who’ll never 'contribute' isn’t policy, it’s ableist."

The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.