A Wearside professor has slammed Donald Trump after the US president said there is a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism. Submitting...Mr Trump said there had been a “meteoric rise” in cases of autism and suggested that Tylenol – which is called paracetamol in the UK – is a potential cause. President Donald Trump has announced US doctors will soon be advised not to prescribe paracetamol-based pain relief to pregnant women. Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide Ad“This fearmongering will prevent women from accessing the appropriate care during pregnancy. Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide Ad“This suggests no causal effect of paracetamol in autism.