The Trump administration linked Tylenol to autism and urged pregnant women to avoid the common pain medication despite the lack of widely accepted scientific evidence supporting the risk. “We believe independent, sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism,” Kenvue said in an emailed statement. Trump said the National Institutes of Health would also be announcing 13 major grant awards to study autism. The Food and Drug Administration issued a notice to physicians on Monday about the risk of acetaminophen during pregnancy. In small clinical trials, leucovorin has shown some early promise in improving verbal communication and sociability in children with autism.