Just six months ago, the Trump administration promised to find the cause of autism. On September 22, top U.S. health officials announced both a cause and a treatment — though neither is on solid scientific footing, and no data were presented to back up the claims.
In an hour-long news briefing filled with inaccuracies, President Donald Trump claimed that acetaminophen, commonly sold in the United States as Tylenol, can cause autism, and repeatedly told pregnant people not to take it. And he claimed a drug called leucovorin, a form of folinic acid used to help counter the toxicity of chemotherapy, can treat symptoms.
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