39 | Friday, September 19, 2025What we know about autism's causes and any potential link to Tylenol Print | Front Page | Email this story To:From:Message:From (email):Message:WASHINGTON (AP) — Many doctors and scientists were reeling Monday after President Donald Trump went on TV to insist that pregnant women should never take Tylenol and revive debunked theories about vaccines and autism. Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, worried that the Tylenol claims would terrify mothers-to-be and parents of children with autism. As for vaccines, "studies have repeatedly found no credible link between life-saving childhood vaccines and autism," said American Academy of Pediatrics president Dr. Susan Kressly. "Any effort to misrepresent sound, strong science poses a threat to the health of children." In addition, the Coalition of Autism Scientists said Monday that acetaminophen use during pregnancy hadn't increased in recent decades like autism rates have.