Autism is rising. Or at least that’s how it looks. But is it really increasing? And if so, why?
US president Donald Trump has claimed — controversially — that use of acetaminophen, or paracetamol, during pregnancy is linked to autism. But there’s already been decades of research on the condition. So, what does the science say?
Read more on autism:
Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02876-1
Trump team backs an unproven drug for autism — but does it work? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1
Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday: https://www.nature.com/briefing
US president Donald Trump has claimed — controversially — that use of acetaminophen, or paracetamol, during pregnancy is linked to autism. But there’s already been decades of research on the condition. So, what does the science say?
Read more on autism:
Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02876-1
Trump team backs an unproven drug for autism — but does it work? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1
Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday: https://www.nature.com/briefing
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