"There are many studies which refute a link, but the most important was a Swedish study of 2.4 million births published in 2024 which used actual sibling data and found no relationship between exposure to paracetamol in utero and subsequent autism, ADHD or intellectual disability. This suggests no causal effect of paracetamol in autism."
"There is no robust evidence or convincing studies to suggest there is any causal relationship and any conclusions being drawn to the contrary are often motivated, under-evidenced, and unsupported by the most robust methods to answering this question. I am exceptionally confident in saying that no relationship exists."
"Similarly, pain relief for pregnant women is woefully lacking and paracetamol is a much safer pain relief option during pregnancy than basically any other alternative and we need to take pain seriously for women, including whilst pregnant. The fearmongering will prevent women from accessing the appropriate care during pregnancy. Further, it risks stigmatising families who have autistic children as having brought it on themselves and reinvigorates the long pattern of m"
A claim links paracetamol (Tylenol) use in pregnancy to autism and proposes a specific form of folate as a treatment. Large epidemiological evidence, including a 2024 Swedish sibling study of 2.4 million births, found no association between in utero paracetamol exposure and autism, ADHD or intellectual disability. Experts state there is no robust evidence of causality and caution against under-evidenced conclusions. Paracetamol remains one of the safer pain-relief options in pregnancy compared with alternatives. Publicising unproven causal links risks deterring pregnant people from appropriate care and stigmatizing families of autistic children.
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