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> shortly after the abolishment of lobotomy That's an important bit of context whenever RFK Jr. talks about how conditions like Autism and ADHD weren't a thing
by jsheard 2y ago
> shortly after the abolishment of lobotomy
That's an important bit of context whenever RFK Jr. talks about how conditions like Autism and ADHD weren't a thing when he was growing up - his own aunt, who may well have had one of those conditions, was dealt with by giving her a lobotomy and then hiding her away. Those are the supposedly better times he's harkening back to.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy
- ekianjo 2y agoLobotomy was not given to young children even when it was a thing...
- RacingTheClock 2y agoIn this case lobotomy was put on a non consenting 23 year old. So much better?
- shepherdjerred 2y ago> who was one of the youngest survivors of the transorbital lobotomy, a procedure performed on him when he was 12 years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dully https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dully
- ekianjo 2y agoYou can detect autism in kids before they are 5... So my point still stands