MADISON, Wis. — In a special announcement Monday, President Donald Trump touted unproven ties between Tylenol use during pregnancy, vaccines and autism.

“Ac-, aceta-, acetaminophen. Is that okay?” the president said, struggling to pronounce the name for the active ingredient in Tylenol. “…During pregnancy, can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.”

The president did not bring any scientific evidence to his announcement Monday that medical experts call unproven at best.

For Jenny Price in Verona, “it feels sad.”

Price's teenage son was diagnosed with autism 13 years ago.

“At that time, things were still kind of framed a little bit like, here are all the things your child won't be able to do,” she said. “I believe that's changed a lot. And what I'm concerned about, is that

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