Donald Trump linking autism with paracetamol use during pregnancy may impact Australian parents of children with the neurodevelopmental condition, an expert says.

Flanked by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US president linked autism to the use of over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol, which is an American brand of paracetamol and called Panadol in Australia.

"We have worked so hard to increase awareness and to break down stigma, to encourage families to reach out and to seek support," said child psychologist Tanya Forster, whose six-year-old boy has autism.

"To make such a declaration in a position like that on a world stage really is a setback for the work that we've done, and does nothing but create a lot of anxiety for families."

A parenting expert and the chief executi

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