The staccato babble of a fussy baby and the distant chatter of a Ms. Rachel YouTube video blanketed the call as Dorothy Ackland recounted watching President Trump’s press conference on Monday , during which he said autism may be linked to Tylenol use during pregnancy and urged women not to take the drug.

“We’re going to save a lot of children from a tough life, really tough life,” said Trump.

“I’m sitting there and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, you’re gonna blame Tylenol and parents taking Tylenol?’” said Ackland, who has autism and gave birth to her fourth child two weeks ago. “Even if it was accurate, there are bigger dangers than being autistic.”

Ackland doesn’t remember whether she took Tylenol during her pregnancies and doesn’t yet know whether her kids have autism. But that’s not th

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