I’m the father of a child with autism. My son is smart, curious and endlessly creative. He loves Pokémon, plays video games with friends and has a wonderful way of using wordplay for laughs.

He thinks on a macroscale about the injustices of the world and how we should lead with kindness. And like many of his peers with a similar condition, he thinks about things on a microscale – he can solve complex math with ease, has a deep knowledge of intricate storylines and lore from a multitude of cultures and literary sources, and he has a very defined understanding of what is right and what is wrong.

So when I heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently claim that people with autism “will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball ... they’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted," I wasn’t just offended. I........

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