The Trump administration is planning to release a report this month that will reportedly link use of the common painkiller acetaminophen (sold under the brand name Tylenol) during pregnancy, as well as certain vitamin deficiencies, to autism spectrum disorder, despite lacking the scientific research to back up such claims.

This is just the latest controversy surrounding the actions of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeated unsupported claims about autism in the past, and promised to "get to the bottom" of its cause.

The agency confirmed it is working on a report, but declined to comment on its conclusions. "Until we release the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation," a spokesperson for HHS emailed in a state

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