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Trump officials reportedly set to tie Tylenol to autism risk (www.theguardian.com)

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Washington Post says announcement imminent despite guidelines showing drug – known as paracetamol elsewhere - is safe for pregnant women to take

Donald Trump’s administration is on Monday expected to tie pregnant women’s use of the popular medicine Tylenol – known as paracetamol elsewhere in the world – to a risk of autism, contrary to medical guidelines, the Washington Post has reported.

Trump officials are also expected to announce an effort to explore how the drug leucovorin could purportedly and potentially treat autism, according to the Post report published Sunday, which cited four sources with knowledge of the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.

Medical guidelines say it is safe for pregnant women to take Tylenol, the over-the-counter pain medication whose active ingredient is known as acetaminophen in the US and paracetamol elsewhere in the world.

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[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

ASD has a heritability of around 80-90 percent (variance explained by genetics). That's about the same as human height. There are important environmental factors, but this is probably bullshit considering the source. You can tell when they don't mention the effect size (the increased probability of developing the disorder) which is probably very low.

Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder and there are no easy answers. Trump and RFK Jr are liars and morons, and this preys on desperate parents trying to help their kids.