Eva Erickson is a contestant on the current season of Survivor who has earned praise for being open and honest about her autism.
The 24-year-old contestant won the Immunity Challenge this week and showed how strong people with autism can truly be.
Now, Eva is speaking out to slam Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s controversial comments about people who have autism.
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“Autism destroys families, and more importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which is our children,” he said at a press conference this week. “They’ll 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.”
Eva responded in an Instagram video.
“I’m Eva from Survivor 48. I have autism. Let me show you how wrong RFK is about what someone with autism can achieve in their life,” she said. “RFK Jr. can kick rocks. I know what I’m capable of. People with autism are stronger than he believes and I’m proud to represent this community.”
She captioned the video, “I have autism AND a loving family, successful career, play sports & an amazing boyfriend! How dare RFK jr tell us what we are capable of.”