The Trump administration suggested a link between Tylenol and autism last week despite no clear scientific evidence.

Steve Davis is the medical director for the Lexington-Fayette Health Department. He says those claims are based on older studies that don't show a clear enough link between Tylenol and autism.

Those studies show what Davis calls an "associative" link, which could be attributed to other factors.

"When people eat a lot of ice cream, you also see more people on the beach. Well, the association means, did the ice cream cause people to go to the beach? No, it was the summer heat," Davis said.

Recent studies by the American Medical Network and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reported no increased risk of autism, ADHD or other intellectual disabilities assoc

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