{"id":195648,"date":"2025-09-23T12:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=195648"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:08:47","slug":"evidence-suggests-link-between-acetaminophen-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=195648","title":{"rendered":"Evidence Suggests Link Between Acetaminophen, Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, CA&#8230;President Donald J. Trump joined Administration officials to announce major progress in understanding the root causes of autism, which has exploded in diagnoses over the past two decades, and unveil bold new initiatives to tackle the autism epidemic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Makes an Announcement on Medical and Scientific Findings for America's Children\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3iaOfk58cU\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Predictably, the Fake News immediately went into frenzied hyperventilation with their usual smears, distortions, and lies.<\/p>\n<p>FACT: Evidence suggests acetaminophen use in pregnant women, especially late in pregnancy, may cause long-term neurological effects in their children.<\/p>\n<p>Large-scale cohort studies \u2014 including the Nurses\u2019 Health Study II and the Boston Birth Cohort \u2014 report associations between in utero exposure and later diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<br \/>\nScientists have proposed biological mechanisms linking prenatal acetaminophen exposure to altered brain development and adverse birth outcomes.<br \/>\nAndrea Baccarelli, M.D., Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: \u201cColleagues and I recently conducted a rigorous review, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the potential risks of acetaminophen use during pregnancy\u2026 We found evidence of an association between exposure to acetaminophen during pregnancy and increased incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.\u201d<br \/>\nHarvard University: Using acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase children\u2019s autism and ADHD risk<br \/>\nJohns Hopkins University: Taking Tylenol during pregnancy associated with elevated risks for autism, ADHD<br \/>\nMount Sinai: Mount Sinai Study Supports Evidence That Prenatal Acetaminophen Use May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Autism and ADHD<br \/>\nIn 2021, an international consensus statement highlighted \u201ca call for precautionary action,\u201d recommending that pregnant women \u201cminimize exposure\u201d to acetaminophen \u201cby using the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, CA&#8230;President Donald J. Trump joined Administration officials to announce major progress in understanding the root causes of autism, which has exploded in diagnoses over the past two decades, and unveil bold new initiatives to tackle the autism epidemic. Predictably, the Fake News immediately went into frenzied hyperventilation with their usual smears, distortions, and lies. 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