ROCKVILLE, Md. (DC News Now) -- The Trump administration's announcement linking autism spectrum disorder to Tylenol use in pregnant women is receiving major backlash.

Autism advocates and parents with children who have autism are calling the announcement irresponsible. They worry the announcement will further stigmatize those with autism.

“My first reaction when I read it was, to be honest, this is a little bit crass as well," Shoshanna Schechter said. "This is a load of crap.”

Schechter has a 16-year-old daughter who is on the autism spectrum. She said she was appalled to hear the administration link autism with Tylenol use in pregnant women.

“When parents just hear a sound bite, they get scared to death," Schechter said. "They get scared that, 'oh my God, I'm pregnant right now and I

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