"This week, President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his secretary of health and human services, suggested a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism. The claim, which has been widely debunked by experts and is not backed by medical science, became instant social media fodder. Trump and Kennedy's announcement included a graphic featuring the words "Autism Announcement," splashed across a blue background. It quickly became repurposed as a meme by many in the Autism community."
""How it feels telling the group chat I don't want to eat at the restaurant they planned because I don't like the texture of the food they serve," one X user posted. "When I'm on a date and they ask me about my hobbies," another wrote. Summing up the week's online discourse, one put: "The Tylenol memes have been incredible. What a gift Trump gave us.""
"In his address, Trump suggested that pregnant people in America should instead "tough it out" rather than resort to taking the common pain reliever. Unsurprisingly, many pregnant people did not welcome his unsolicited advice and instead responded to his comments by filming themselves popping pills in defiance. "I have a list of things I would be worried about if I were pregnant now in the US but taking Tylenol for my fever wouldn't be one of them," reads the caption to one video."
President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested a connection between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism despite lack of scientific evidence. Experts widely debunked the claim and described it as unsupported by medical science. The announcement included a graphic that was quickly repurposed into memes across social platforms, particularly within the autism community. Many pregnant people posted videos or captions showing themselves taking recommended Tylenol doses in defiance of the advice, and some of those videos were later removed amid backlash. Conservative figures criticized the social-media response. The episode intensified debate over medical misinformation and public-health guidance.
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