US EditionTrump’s Comments on Autism Evoke Anger and Hope Among Autistic People and Their Families
Medical experts emphasize there is no proven link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism, cautioning against misinformation that may cause unwarranted anxiety among expectant mothers.
- Some autistic people recoiled at the notion that autism is something to cure, while others were glad to see federal money going toward research into autism's causes.
- A fraudulent study claiming a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was later retracted by the journal that published it, as science has shown autism is mostly rooted in genetics.
- While an Indiana woman felt President Trump was blaming moms for autism by making unfounded claims that Tylenol during pregnancy causes it, a Massachusetts man whose twin sons have profound autism found Trump's words hopeful as it was the first time autism was discussed at the highest levels of government.
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Linking autism and Tylenol, as Trump and Kennedy Jr. did, is a dangerous and irresponsible poison.
Billings mother and doctors weigh in on Trump’s claim linking acetaminophen to autism
BILLINGS A recent claim by President Donald Trump linking the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism is raising concern among parents and medical professionals in Montana, who warn the claim lacks scientific support and could be harmful.During a press conference last week, Trump, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., described autism as an "epidemic" and referenced studies suggesting a potential link betw…
Guest Opinion: Dr. Trump’s bad medicine: The president’s outlandish attack on Tylenol for causing autism
Donald Trump is practicing medicine without a license in declaring that pregnant women should not take acetaminophen (brand name Tylenol) because it will cause autism in their children. He went even further than his crank Secretary of Health and Human…
Trump’s comments on autism evoke anger, hope among autistic people and their families
Some welcome the renewed focus and pledges of research money for the complex developmental condition. Others are outraged by what they consider the blaming, shaming and spreading claims not grounded in science.
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