Madeleine Finlay speaks to science editor Ian Sample to factcheck the statements made and find out what decades of scientific research into autism tells us about its causes and why diagnoses of the condition are on the rise

RFK Jr has pushed a discredited theory that routine vaccinations are responsible for the rise in the diagnosis

Press conference: the president has announced that the use of the painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women can lead to autism

For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

As Donald Trump uses the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence, Alex Hannaford looks at the rise of…

Though medical professionals broadly cite acetaminophen as among the safest painkillers to take during pregnancy, Trump insisted that 'taking Tylenol is not good' for a developing…

Experts say the rhetoric appears to ignore and undermine decades of science into the genetic and environmental factors that can play a role in the disorder.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to childhood vaccines and also to the use of popular pain medication Tylenol for pregnant women and children, claims…

Dr Hillary Jones has hit out at Donald Trump’s autism claims, branding them as “unsubstantiated theories based on no evidence whatsoever”. Speaking on Good Morning Britain on…

Health regulators and experts stress there is no evidence linking Tylenol (paracetamol) use during pregnancy to autism, rejecting claims by US president Donald Trump. “Our…

Experts have hit back at claims that use of a common painkiller could cause autism in children.

Watch as Donald Trump repeatedly admits that his unproven claims about autism might not be true. Speaking in the Oval Office with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday (22 September), the…

US President Donald Trump has linked childhood vaccine use and paracetamol use by pregnant women to autism.

Madeleine Finlay speaks to science editor Ian Sample to factcheck the statements made and find out what decades of scientific research into autism tells us about its causes and…

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