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(16,712 posts)This is directly from the Whitehouse.gov page, don't report it as "spreading right wing disinformation"...
"FACT: Evidence suggests acetaminophen use in pregnant women, especially late in pregnancy, may cause long-term neurological effects in their children."
"Large-scale cohort studies  including the Nurses Health Study II and the Boston Birth Cohort  report associations between in utero exposure and later diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."
"Scientists have proposed biological mechanisms linking prenatal acetaminophen exposure to altered brain development and adverse birth outcomes."
"Andrea Baccarelli, M.D., Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: 'Colleagues and I recently conducted a rigorous review, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the potential risks of acetaminophen use during pregnancy
 We found evidence of an association between exposure to acetaminophen during pregnancy and increased incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.' "
"Harvard University: Using acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase childrens autism and ADHD risk
Johns Hopkins University: Taking Tylenol during pregnancy associated with elevated risks for autism, ADHD."
"Mount Sinai: Mount Sinai Study Supports Evidence That Prenatal Acetaminophen Use May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Autism and ADHD."
"In 2021, an international consensus statement highlighted 'a call for precautionary action,' recommending that pregnant women 'minimize exposure' to acetaminophen 'by using the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time.' "
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/09/fact-evidence-suggests-link-between-acetaminophen-autism/