The Adam and Dr. Drew Show #2077 - We’re ALL Autistic | Part 2
Mar 14, 2026
They spar over claims that gendered caring instincts are evolutionary and politicized. They react to a news story about parental fear creating child anxiety. They debate rising autism spending, spectrum diagnoses, and concerns about fraud and system abuse. They argue for tighter thresholds for support and criticize emotional appeals used in politics.
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Wokeness Uses Caring To Mobilize Support
- Wokeness weaponizes innate caring impulses to mobilize support for political causes.
- Helen Andrews argues framing issues as caring for a helpless class makes them emotionally irresistible to many women.
Mom Says Child Afraid Of ICE At Night
- Adam and Drew play a clip of a Minnesota mother saying her eight‑year‑old can't sleep for fear ICE will break into their house.
- Adam calls this an example of parents amplifying fear and creating anxiety in children for political effect.
Fear Messaging Targets The Malleable Public
- Adam links fear-based messaging across issues like immigration and COVID as a deliberate strategy to move the pliable public.
- He argues powerful figures used emotional appeals to persuade mostly worried women to accept policies.