The Trump administration's suggestion of a link between acetaminophen and autism may only serve to raise stigma about autism and make parents feel guilty that they directly caused their children's condition, according to Colin Killick, the executive director of the Washington-based Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

President Trump said this week pregnant women should "tough it out" to avoid taking the pain reliever acetaminophen because of unproven claims that taking it heightens the risk of autism in children.

"Fight like hell not to take it. There may be a point where you have to and that your. You have to work out with yourself. So don't take Tylenol," Trump said Monday , flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who has long argued autism may be caused by e

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