""By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic. And we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." So said US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a televised meeting of US President Donald Trump's cabinet in April 2025. Fast forward to September and Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic who has previously promoted a scientifically dismissed connection between vaccines and autism, again flanked the president to announce safety label changes to the painkiller Tylenol, or specifically, its active ingredient acetaminophen,"
"Acetaminophen is currently the only painkiller in the US approved for use during pregnancy. Neither Trump nor Kennedy said the drug causes autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Rather they along with senior health officials pointed to a handful of studies that show an association between ASD and the use of acetaminophen by mothers during pregnancy. Some of these were included in statements issued by the White House and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."
Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and paracetamol products are generally the only approved painkillers for use during pregnancy in many places, and no high-quality scientific study shows prenatal use causes autism. US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. predicted identifying causes of an autism increase and later joined President Donald Trump to announce safety label changes for acetaminophen. Kennedy has previously promoted a scientifically dismissed vaccine–autism link. The White House and HHS cited several observational studies that found associations between maternal acetaminophen use and autism, while scientists, clinicians, and autism advocates expressed concern about the administration's statements and warnings.
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