"This week, the Trump administration announced that it was taking "bold action" to address the "epidemic" of autism spectrum disorder - starting with a new safety label on Tylenol and other acetaminophen products that suggests a link to autism. The scientific evidence for doing so is weak, researchers said. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said federal officials "will be uncompromising and relentless in our search for answers""
"Kennedy is correct that autism spectrum disorder rates have risen steadily in the U.S. since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control began tracking them, from 1 in 150 8-year-olds in 2000, to 1 in 31 in 2022, the most recent year for which numbers are available. But physicians, researchers and psychologists say it is impossible to interpret this increase without acknowledging two essential facts:"
The Trump administration announced a new safety label on acetaminophen products suggesting a possible link to autism spectrum disorder. Researchers characterize the scientific evidence for such a link as weak. Health and Human Services officials announced plans to search for answers and to closely examine vaccines, even though vaccine links to autism have been widely discredited. CDC tracking shows autism prevalence rose from 1 in 150 eight-year-olds in 2000 to 1 in 31 in 2022. Medical experts emphasize that broadened diagnostic definitions, increased recognition, and more active screening account for much of the observed rise in diagnoses. Experts note that behaviors have not changed substantially, but categorization and descriptions have.
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