President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have recommended that pregnant individuals avoid acetaminophen , commonly known as Tylenol, citing research they claim shows a connection between the drug's use during pregnancy and autism, while experts dispute these claims.

President Trump said, "Just a few decades ago, 1 in 10,000 children had autism. It used to be 1 in 20,000, then 1 in 10,000. And now it's 1 in 31." This statistic comes from a CDC report released earlier this year, which tracks the number of eight-year-olds with autism in certain areas across 15 states. Advertisement

Experts widely suggest that the increase in autism rates is due to more screening and a broader definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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