Patrick Kennedy

That said, they have a lot with the mental health community, but even the autism community doesn't always see that, just like the mental health community doesn't see how the autism community is part of our agenda. If you look at the Kennedy Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, they have the Center for Research around the Comorbidities of Anxiety and Depression with Autism.

autism feel socially alienated. They are marginalized. They are bullied. and hence they have a lot of anxiety. But when you think they must be taken care of by the IDD system, the IDD system doesn't think of itself as a mental health system in addition to an IDD. So you can have group homes, you can have supports, but those supports do not have the insight about the mental health needs

autism feel socially alienated. They are marginalized. They are bullied. and hence they have a lot of anxiety. But when you think they must be taken care of by the IDD system, the IDD system doesn't think of itself as a mental health system in addition to an IDD. So you can have group homes, you can have supports, but those supports do not have the insight about the mental health needs

autism feel socially alienated. They are marginalized. They are bullied. and hence they have a lot of anxiety. But when you think they must be taken care of by the IDD system, the IDD system doesn't think of itself as a mental health system in addition to an IDD. So you can have group homes, you can have supports, but those supports do not have the insight about the mental health needs

of people with intellectual disabilities because they're no different than anyone else.

of people with intellectual disabilities because they're no different than anyone else.

of people with intellectual disabilities because they're no different than anyone else.

In fact, my aunt Rosemary, who was born with an intellectual disability, had also a psychiatric condition of bipolar, which was the reason my grandparent chose to give her a lobotomy, which of course was a disaster, and which relegated her to really the secrecy of a convent out in Wisconsin, which was not acknowledged by my family until President Kennedy died.

In fact, my aunt Rosemary, who was born with an intellectual disability, had also a psychiatric condition of bipolar, which was the reason my grandparent chose to give her a lobotomy, which of course was a disaster, and which relegated her to really the secrecy of a convent out in Wisconsin, which was not acknowledged by my family until President Kennedy died.

In fact, my aunt Rosemary, who was born with an intellectual disability, had also a psychiatric condition of bipolar, which was the reason my grandparent chose to give her a lobotomy, which of course was a disaster, and which relegated her to really the secrecy of a convent out in Wisconsin, which was not acknowledged by my family until President Kennedy died.

in his second year in office, said to my Aunt Eunice that it was time that the family come out and acknowledge Rosemary's situation. Ironically, that tragedy in my family sparked a movement because

in his second year in office, said to my Aunt Eunice that it was time that the family come out and acknowledge Rosemary's situation. Ironically, that tragedy in my family sparked a movement because

in his second year in office, said to my Aunt Eunice that it was time that the family come out and acknowledge Rosemary's situation. Ironically, that tragedy in my family sparked a movement because

It was Eunice who then took that feeling of being isolated and marginalized and turned it into something called the Special Olympics, where sport was the medium by which families and athletes could feel a part of. And what a miracle that Special Olympics has been. But the point I'm making is Rosemary had both an intellectual disability and a psychiatric disability. condition.

It was Eunice who then took that feeling of being isolated and marginalized and turned it into something called the Special Olympics, where sport was the medium by which families and athletes could feel a part of. And what a miracle that Special Olympics has been. But the point I'm making is Rosemary had both an intellectual disability and a psychiatric disability. condition.

It was Eunice who then took that feeling of being isolated and marginalized and turned it into something called the Special Olympics, where sport was the medium by which families and athletes could feel a part of. And what a miracle that Special Olympics has been. But the point I'm making is Rosemary had both an intellectual disability and a psychiatric disability. condition.

And we still, even to this day, only focus on one or the other. We don't focus about bringing holistic care to people.

And we still, even to this day, only focus on one or the other. We don't focus about bringing holistic care to people.

And we still, even to this day, only focus on one or the other. We don't focus about bringing holistic care to people.

We have to meet each constituent group on what their audiences and how our issue will penetrate with that group. It's not a monolithic message that will work with all groups the same. I will say that when I was in Congress and I had gotten a DWI and was in treatment and then I came back I got a lot of my colleagues who, frankly, I'd never really talked to before reach out to me.