6 h. ago Scientists behind study linking Tylenol to autism accuse Trump of 'spreading misinformation'

Researchers behind the latest studies investigating links between acetaminophen use and autism have slammed Donald Trump for 'spreading misinformation' about their work.

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4 d. ago We’re autistic mothers with children on the spectrum. Trump and RFK Jr. are trying to blame Tylenol and us

Autistic moms tell Eric Garcia that they fear Trump’s outlandish and conspiratorial claims about autism and Tylenol both erase their needs and those of their children

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4 d. ago Trump’s war on autism: how dangerous and demeaning are his claims?

Trump’s assertions about autism have left scientists and doctors in despair. Katie Strick debunks each of his ‘outright lies’

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5 d. ago Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the US president and RFK Jr want us to believeDonald Trump’s claims about autism deserve as little oxygen as possible, but it’s been a depressing, infuriating week for many autistic people and those of us who love them. His administration unveiled contentious claims about the causes of autism – pregnant women taking Tylenol, also known as paracetamol – and pushed for research to find a “cure”. It got me thinking about how to cope psychologically, and my conclusion – and that of many of my friends in the autism community – is that you have to laugh or you’ll cry.There’s a saying that when you’ve met one autistic child, you’ve met one autistic child. I’ve never loved the “autism as superpower” narrative, and how it erases those with high-support needs and the challenges autistic people can face. Equally, Trump’s framing of autism as a tragedy and a disease in need of curing is deeply problematic, so...

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6 d. ago Autistic moms of kids on the spectrum are livid after Trump and RFK Jr blame Tylenol — and them

Autistic moms tell Eric Garcia that they fear Trump’s outlandish and conspiratorial claims about autism and Tylenol both erase their needs and those of their children

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7 d. ago Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson

Labour deputy leader candidate criticises ‘scaremongering’ on autism and says party must be firmer in tackling ReformUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage is “endangering women’s health” by failing to condemn Donald Trump’s claims that using paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism, Bridget Phillipson has said.The education secretary and minister for women said she had used the painkiller throughout her second pregnancy, and she warned that Reform’s connections with medical conspiracy theories including anti-vaccine rhetoric made the party a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago BBC Question Time MP heckled after calling Trump 'wrong' about autism claims

Richard Tice was brutally heckled as he appeared on Thursday's Question Time on BBC One as he discussed Donald Trump's claims autism is linked to paracetamol use in pregnant women

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8 d. ago Paracetamol: NHS surgeon blasts 'snake oil salesman' Nigel Farage for 'causing pregnant women anxiety'

Zubir Ahmed criticised the Reform UK leader after he refused to oppose Donald Trump on his claim that paracetamol could cause autism.

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8 d. ago Now even JD Vance advises women to talk to doctors on Tylenol one day after Trump's autism claim

Vice President JD Vance advised pregnant women to 'lean on their doctors' and discuss potential harmful side effects, in an exclusive interview with News Nation.

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8 d. ago Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’

Former president says successor’s claims about drug branded Tylenol in US ‘undermines public health that can do harm to women’Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief.Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as Tylenol in the US – had been “continuously disproved” and posed a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between Tylenol and autism

Body says research has found ‘no consistent association’ and urges pregnant women to follow doctors’ adviceThe World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing back against contested claims by the Trump administration that acetaminophen use during pregnancy heightens the risk of autism, further underscoring that no scientific consensus supports such a connection.“Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade, has found no consistent association,” the agency said in a Wednesday statement. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims

Senators warn health secretary’s advice on Tylenol in pregnancy lacks scientific basis, raising alarm in GOP ranksUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is facing a simmering Republican backlash over the policies of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, amid unease over the administration’s pronouncements over the causes of autism and changes to children’s vaccine policy.Republicans in Congress are threatening to “break ranks” after this week’s White House announcement by Trump – flanked by Kennedy – claiming a link between autism and Tylenol, an over-the-counter medication, also known as paracetamol, that is widely used to treat pain relief experienced by pregnant women. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Scientists discover ‘key clues’ to cause of autism – and it’s nothing to do with paracetamol

EARLY changes during brain development may hold the key to autism, say researchers. The new finding follows claims by Donald Trump that paracetamol taken by pregnant women increases risk of the condition in some children. The US President made the claim on Monday that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol in other places, "is no good"...

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9 d. ago Farage backs Trump over paracetamol autism claim: 'They said thalidomide was safe and it wasn't':

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage today insisted he had 'no idea' if President Trump's claim was correct. Instead, he argued: 'We were told thalidomide was a very safe drug'.

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9 d. ago Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims

Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could cause autism, insisting “science is never settled” and he would never “side with” medical experts.The Reform UK leader said he had “no idea” if the US president was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, and suggesting that those who could not “tough it out” should limit their intake. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage blasted for refusing to condemn Donald Trump's baseless autism and paracetamol claims

The Reform UK leader claimed that "science is never settled" as he declined to side with medical experts who warned it was dangerous to make the link.

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage blasted after refusing to rubbish Donald Trump's paracetamol claims

Health Secretary Wes Streeting hit out at the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, saying he is 'the snake oil salesman of British politics and it’s time to stop buying his rubbish'

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9 d. ago Are certain people 'immune' to autism? Experts explain Trump's claims that some groups see no diagnoses

Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, Donald Trump and RFK Jr promoted the long-standing myth that an isolated American community is exempt from autism diagnoses.

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9 d. ago FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump about autism, Tylenol and pregnancy

President Donald Trump has announced his administration is recommending women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless necessary

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9 d. ago The One Show's Carrie Grant hits out at Donald Trump over autism claims

Carrie Grant says Donald Trump's comments join a terrible tradition of putting mums in the firing line...

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