There are constant talks about Barron Trump's behavior. Allegedly, there are claims Donald and Melania Trump's son falls out on the autism spectrum because of the way he moves and reacts. A YouTube user even used the first son as an example of a kid with autism. With all these allegations about the child, is there any truth about it?
In Samuel Alioto's 2017 article on Santa Monica Observer, he described Barron Trump as "fidgety and socially awkward." He doesn't speak or shake hands, wobbles when he walks, and engages in repetitive behaviors. These things, according to him, add up to the assumptions that the kid is autistic.
Donald Trump was already 60 years old when Barron Trump was born, which was said to be a marker for autism. There was supposed to be a connection between autism and paternal age.
The President of the United States himself made a tweet about the connection of vaccines and autism and used an unidentified kid as an example. In a debate with Dr Ben Carson, he said that "autism has become an epidemic."
The statistics 25 to 35 years ago said otherwise, but now things got totally out of control. Although Donald Trump favored vaccines, he wanted it to be on smaller doses that would be given over a longer period. He even cited an example of a 2-year-old kid that opted for a vaccine, came back weak with a tremendous fever, and now had autism.
There are theories that Donald Trump was talking about his own son. The TV personality and comedienne Rosie O'Donnell even weighed in with the speculations. She also said that if Barron Trump, indeed, had autism, it would be a significant opportunity for Donald and Melania Trump to pay much attention to the epidemic.
YouTuber James Hunter even created a video to stop the bullying Barron Trump continuously experienced online. As someone who is on the autism spectrum himself, he wanted to draw some light on the issue. However, Donald and Melania Trump threatened to sue him, insisting their son was not autistic.
In an interview with Gossip Cop, he said that he didn't intend to cause any hurt to the Trump family with what he did. Instead, he only wanted to raise some awareness of the "autism epidemic." He admitted it made him scared, and he made the video to stop the bullying of Barron Trump.
"I'd be really sad if I've made the situation worse, but I never could've imagined that the video would get so much press," Hunter explained. Melania Trump reportedly hired a lawyer to demand the YouTube video to be taken down because of its false allegations that Barron Trump had autism.
